Trump won’t take presidential salary

Published November 14, 2016 1:19am ET



Donald Trump said Sunday he would give up the $400,000 presidential salary he’s in line to earn once he takes office in January.

“I’ve never commented on this, but the answer is no,” Trump said in a “60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday. “I think I have to by law take $1, so I’ll take $1 a year. But it’s a — I don’t even know what it is.”

When told how much he would earn, the billionaire real estate developer said, “No, I’m not going to take the salary. I’m not taking it.”