Trump Donates Quarterly Salary To Coronavirus Efforts
Mar 4, 2020, 8:33 AM | Updated: 8:34 am
U.S. President Donald Trump (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
(CNN) – President Donald Trump is donating his quarterly salary to efforts to stop the growing coronavirus outbreak.
White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham on Tuesday tweeted a picture of the check along with the announcement.
She wrote that the president is giving $100,000 to “support the efforts being undertaken to confront, contain and combat #Coronavirus.”
President @realDonaldTrump made a commitment to donate his salary while in office. Honoring that promise and to further protect the American people, he is donating his 2019 Q4 salary to @HHSGov to support the efforts being undertaken to confront, contain, and combat #Coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/R6KUQmBRl1
— Stephanie Grisham (@PressSec) March 3, 2020
The money will go to the Department of Health and Human Services.
When he took office, Trump pledged to donate his salary. He has since given it to various government agencies, including Homeland Security, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs.
