Republican president-elect Donald Trump has said he will not accept a salary for being president.

Questions have swirled concerning what'll happen to Trump's income in the wake of his winning the 2016 US presidential election, CBS News reported on Friday.

Trump said at a September 17, 2015, event in Rochester, New Hampshire: 'The first thing I'm going to do is tell you that if I'm elected president, I'm accepting no salary, okay? That's not a big deal for me.'


Someone on Twitter asked Trump in a Q & A session, a video of which was posted on Trump's Twitter account on September 21, 2015: '@realDonaldTrump, will you forgo the presidential salary if elected?'

Trump answered: 'As far as the salary is concerned — I won't take even one dollar. I am totally giving up my salary if I become president.

In the same video, Trump said he was 'totally self-funding' his campaign and said that he 'won't take money other than the small stuff'.


As of Friday, Forbes estimates that Trump's net worth is $3.7billion.

Herbert Hoover, who made millions of dollars in mining before becoming president in 1929, and John F. Kennedy, who came from a wealthy family and became president in 1961, both donated their presidential salaries to charity.

The US Code says on its website: 'The President shall receive in full for his services during the term for which he shall have been elected compensation in the aggregate amount of $400,000 a year, to be paid monthly, and in addition an expense allowance of $50,000 to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties.'

It is not a big deal, he is rich already, Vuhari should do the same, all the money he siphoned as a head of state will serve him for a life time

I wonder if any of Nigerian leaders can actually do this.

does'nt concern me

Change begin with you #TRUMPFORAMERICA

nony43:
It is not a big deal, he is rich already, Vuhari should do the same, all the money he siphoned as a head of state will serve him for a life time

shuuuuuuut up, must u comment Where were u when he reduced his salary from day 1 he took office.... U see wat hate will do to u ipod yoots. Always wailing.

2kaybiel:
I wonder if any of Nigerian leaders can actually do this.

But the current president has cut his salary by 50%. It is nothing different from you telling your parents to reduce your pocket money by 50% and donate it

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shuuuuuuut up, must u comment Where were u when he reduced his salary from day 1 he took office.... U see wat hate will do to u ipod yoots. Always wailing

Good one
Trump will surprise the world
Just watch

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shuuuuuuut up, must u comment Where were u when he reduced his salary from day 1 he took office.... U see wat hate will do to u ipod yoots. Always wailing.[






.Shaaaaraaap must you talk? Are you the one receiving his alerts? When he told us he had only 1m and doesn't have money to buy his presidential ticket efulefu's like you believed him, Weeks later after his election his daughter flew first class to the UK na my papa she use fly go there? abi na ur papa money her wife use buy 40m bag,

He dnt need the cheap salary because Americas laws have many loopholes and openings for him to loot funds and take heavy tax bail out. This man is capable of anything.

I have a dream and i c dangote contesting and winning d presidential election in 2019

UnlimitedIfex:
I have a dream and i c dangote contesting and winning d presidential election in 2019

Just thinking. . . Dangote vs. Patience Jonathan (Mama Peace)

Wash..all na bobo

Lol. It's not special. Our president did it and guess what





We are in recession now.!





There are allowances Mr. Trump
Just collect your salary and do what you were sent to do.

No service is free sir.

AGUBANZE:
He dnt need the cheap salary because Americas laws have many loopholes and openings for him to loot funds and take heavy tax bail out. This man is capable of anything.

Lmao, you think it's Nigeria?

American system already has its way of fighting corruption without anyone shouting witch hunt.
Even if he wants to steal, there are many eyes that will be scrutinizing every moves, from opposition to media. Not like Nigeria, where illiterate first lady is richer than a working billionaire and some hungry ediot somewhere will start shouting witch hunt, arrest amaechi first on free 10mb.

Trump is already super rich, that's why he could forego pattery 400k that's will not reach even 10million after his tenure. Trump industries make more than that in a weeks.

Samtob90:


But the current president has cut his salary by 50%. It is nothing different from you telling your parents to reduce your pocket money by 50% and donate it

does asking your parents to reduce your pocket money has anything to do with you not collecting it at all when actually you have a means to survive aside your pocket money given to you by your parents?
what I'm saying here is that, many of our politicians are rich before assuming their respective offices, if they are indeed to serve they can do likewise Donald Trump promised to do.
is reduction of his salary by 50% means he actually did what promised to do?

2kaybiel:


does asking your parents to reduce your pocket money has anything to do with you not collecting it at all when actually you have a means to survive aside your pocket money given to you by your parents?
what I'm saying here is that, many of our politicians are rich before assuming their respective offices, if they are indeed to serve they can do likewise Donald Trump promised to do.
is reduction of his salary by 50% means he actually did what promised to do?

Did he promise to forgo his salary? Not all politician can survive without salary and pention except those who embezzle and still continue after leaving office. Trump has only promised, he was a biz man before while your president was a solder collecting pension.
Ok, tell your parent to stop pocket money because I know you, you are rich and donate it to orphanage home