“I give away my salary. … They say that no other president has done it. … They think George Washington did, but they say no other.”
Donald Trump
President of the United States. White House. Claim dated 21 Oct 2019.
FactCheck.org rated thisOthers Have Refused Salary
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 21 October 2019. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 October 2019, 1 day later. Its rating was “Others Have Refused Salary”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-cabinet-meeting-1…
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