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Donald Trump earns that much as President of the United States

2020-04-14T07:01:41.573Z


Donald Trump's salary as president should look like small change in addition to his property billions. But how much does he actually earn as a POTUS?


Donald Trump's salary as president should look like small change in addition to his property billions. But how much does he actually earn as a POTUS?

  • Donald Trump has assets in the billions.
  • His salary as US president is only a fraction of that.
  • Trump therefore donates his salary to various institutions.

Donald Trump * has been President of the United States since January 17, 2017. He polarizes like probably no predecessor. Trump has assets in the billions thanks to his hotels, casinos and other properties. For the real estate mogul, the salary as president doesn't really matter. During the presidential campaign, he announced that he would waive the salary if he was elected. Many saw this announcement as another staging tool. But how much is his salary as president?

Donald Trump deserves that as President

The annual salary for the office of POTUS is fixed. This means that every incumbent president of the United States receives the same salary. This is $ 400,000 and is paid quarterly. Compared to the billion dollars that Trump * already has in his accounts, that's relatively little.

The salary is therefore ideal for him to invest in his own image. Trump has kept the campaign promise. He donates the $ 100,000 he receives per quarter to various institutions. White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said on Twitter that his paycheck was being donated to the Department of Health this time to help curb the 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

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Trump's assets shrink by $ 1 billion due to corona crisis

The donation came after Trump repeatedly downplayed the spread of the dangerous virus * in the previous months. The United States is now the most affected by the infections *. The corona virus also affects Trump's assets as his business suffers. According to Forbes, it has dropped by a whopping $ 1 billion and is now around $ 2 billion. At the time of his presidential candidacy, Trump still reported assets of over $ 8 billion.

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* merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Source: merkur

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