“In advance of this story, The Post sent more than 70 questions to the Trump campaign. Those questions covered the individual anecdotes and statistics contained in this story, including the tale about Trump crashing the ribbon-cutting in 1996, as well as broader questions about Trump’s life as a phil…”— David Fahrenthold, washingtonpost.comTagged: Election 2016, Donald J. Trump
“New findings, for instance, show that the Trump Foundation’s largest-ever gift — $264,631 — was used to renovate a fountain outside the windows of Trump’s Plaza Hotel. Its smallest-ever gift, for $7, was paid to the Boy Scouts in 1989, at a time when it cost $7 to register a new Scout. Trump’s oldes…”— David Fahrenthold, washingtonpost.comTagged: Election 2016, Donald J. Trump
“The charity that Trump has given the most money to over his lifetime appears to be his own: the Donald J. Trump Foundation. But that charity, too, was not what it seemed. The Trump Foundation appeared outwardly to be a typical, if small, philanthropic foundation — set up by a rich man to give his ri…”— David Fahrenthold, washingtonpost.comTagged: Election 2016, Donald J. Trump
“Instead, The Post found that his personal giving has almost disappeared entirely in recent years. After calling 420-plus charities with some connection to Trump, The Post found only one personal gift from Trump between 2008 and the spring of this year. That was a gift to the Police Athletic League o…”— David Fahrenthold, washingtonpost.comTagged: Election 2016, Donald J. Trump
“Trump promised to give away the proceeds of Trump University. He promised to donate the salary he earned from ‘The Apprentice.’ He promised to give personal donations to the charities chosen by contestants on ‘Celebrity Apprentice.’ He promised to donate $250,000 to a charity helping Israeli soldier…”— David Fahrenthold, washingtonpost.comTagged: Election 2016, Donald J. Trump
“For as long as he has been rich and famous, Donald Trump has also wanted people to believe he is generous. He spent years constructing an image as a philanthropist by appearing at charity events and by making very public — even nationally televised — promises to give his own money away. It was, in l…”— David Fahrenthold, washingtonpost.comTagged: Election 2016, Donald J. Trump
“In the fall of 1996, a charity called the Association to Benefit Children held a ribbon-cutting in Manhattan for a new nursery school serving children with AIDS. The bold-faced names took seats up front. [...] Then, all of a sudden, there was Donald Trump. ‘Nobody knew he was coming,’ said Abigail D…”— David Fahrenthold, washingtonpost.comTagged: Election 2016, Donald J. Trump