President Trump will donate $100,000 of his annual salary to the National Park Service to aid the restoration of monuments.
“I promised YOU I would not take a dime of salary as your President,” Trump tweeted. “I donate the entire $400,000! It is my honor to give $100,000 to @NatlParkService to help repair and restore our GREAT National Monuments. So important to our American History! Thank You!!”
I promised YOU I would not take a dime of salary as your President. I donate the entire $400,000! It is my honor to give $100,000 to @NatlParkService to help repair and restore our GREAT National Monuments. So important to our American History! Thank You!! pic.twitter.com/4ETkUZ9yUf
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 14, 2020
Monuments and statues have been under attack by protesters since Memorial Day, when George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody.
Some protesters have vandalized and torn down statues they deemed as representative of historical oppression. Much of the anger has been targeted to leaders of the Confederacy, but several other historical figures have also faced the wrath of activists.
Trump has expressed his support to defend all monuments from being torn down, calling them an important part of U.S. history and heritage.
Trump, who is a billionaire, has donated his $400,000 presidential salary to various governmental agencies since he took office in 2017. He’s given funds to the Agriculture Department, the Small Business Administration, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, among others.
