Trump claims 'zero credit' for forgoing presidential salary in heated reflection

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Trump calls himself the “only fool” for giving up presidential salary.
He criticizes the media for ignoring his $2.5 million donation.

President Donald Trump expressed frustration over what he described as the media’s deliberate disregard for his decision to forgo his presidential salary during his term.

“I am the only president who gave up my salary at all,” Trump said. “I’ll earn two million dollars over four years, or two and a half million. I gave it up. They never talk about it.”

Criticism of Media Coverage

Trump targeted The New York Times, claiming reporters repeatedly questioned whether he had donated his salary. “Every week, some scumbag from the New York Times calls and asks, ‘Did he give it up?’ If my secretary says, ‘Yes, he did,’ they write nothing. But if I ever said, ‘No, he didn’t,’ that would be front-page news,” he said.

He emphasized the uniqueness of his action: “In the history of our country, this surprised me, because we had wealthy presidents before, no president has ever given up his salary. I’m the ‘only fool’ who did it, and I get no credit for it.”