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Surrogate Praises Trump For Massive Donation To St. Jude’s That Doesn’t Appear To Be Real
Posted by:
Annonomeister
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Date: August 09, 2016 01:15PM
"Last October, at a rally in Las Vegas, a friend of Donald Trump's introduced the mogul-turned-candidate with a story about Trump's generosity.
"You won’t hear this in the media, but Donald gave $20 million to the St. Jude children’s home. Twenty million dollars," said Phil Ruffin, the owner of the Treasure Island casino, which was the site of the rally.
The crowd cheered. Trump mouthed "Thank you" twice and waved.
"He could have used that $20 million for television ads, but he decided to give with children with cancer," Ruffin said. "That’s Donald Trump."
Afterward, Trump spoke for more than an hour. He talked up his poll numbers ("I've been leading since I came out."). He rehashed a recent GOP primary debate. He lambasted his Republican rivals, Hillary Clinton, China and the news media ("They’re such dirty, rotten liars, it’s disgusting," he said, criticizing TV news channels for not showing the size of his crowds).
He did not mention anything about the $20 million gift.
Later that day, however, Trump retweeted a message from a fan, criticizing the mainstream media for not broadcasting Ruffin's story about the gift.
The implication, from Trump, was that the gift story was important (and, therefore, true).
If Ruffin's story were true, then Trump's gift to St. Jude would appear to be, by far, the largest charitable donation of Trump's life.
But when The Washington Post looked for evidence to back up Ruffin's story it could find none."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/08/08/watch-donald-trump-say-thank-you-as-a-crowd-cheers-him-for-a-20-million-gift-to-charity-does-that-gift-even-exist/
"You won’t hear this in the media, but Donald gave $20 million to the St. Jude children’s home. Twenty million dollars," said Phil Ruffin, the owner of the Treasure Island casino, which was the site of the rally.
The crowd cheered. Trump mouthed "Thank you" twice and waved.
"He could have used that $20 million for television ads, but he decided to give with children with cancer," Ruffin said. "That’s Donald Trump."
Afterward, Trump spoke for more than an hour. He talked up his poll numbers ("I've been leading since I came out."). He rehashed a recent GOP primary debate. He lambasted his Republican rivals, Hillary Clinton, China and the news media ("They’re such dirty, rotten liars, it’s disgusting," he said, criticizing TV news channels for not showing the size of his crowds).
He did not mention anything about the $20 million gift.
Later that day, however, Trump retweeted a message from a fan, criticizing the mainstream media for not broadcasting Ruffin's story about the gift.
The implication, from Trump, was that the gift story was important (and, therefore, true).
If Ruffin's story were true, then Trump's gift to St. Jude would appear to be, by far, the largest charitable donation of Trump's life.
But when The Washington Post looked for evidence to back up Ruffin's story it could find none."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/08/08/watch-donald-trump-say-thank-you-as-a-crowd-cheers-him-for-a-20-million-gift-to-charity-does-that-gift-even-exist/
Re: Surrogate Praises Trump For Massive Donation To St. Jude’s That Doesn’t Appear To Be Real
Posted by:
Gerrymanderer2
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Date: August 09, 2016 01:18PM
It's not his fault probably. Trump doesn't believe in charity and lies like a rug that he does.
Another reason he won't release his taxes.
Another reason he won't release his taxes.