Thank you Mr. President! Donald Trump donates his fourth quarter salary to HHS for coronavirus – and secretary brandishes it at briefing on the crisis
- President Trump donated his 2020 fourth quarterly salary to the Department of Health and Human Services
- White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham posted an image of the $ , 0 check from Trump to HHS Secretary Alex Azar
- The money is to help with responding to the continuing coronavirus outbreak
- There have been nine deaths in the US related to coronavirus – all in Washington state – and there are more than 290 confirmed cases
- Trump took a trip to the National Institute of Health Tuesday afternoon and returned to the White House later that day with Azar and top immunologist Anthony Fauci
- Trump has donated every one of his presidential salary checks since entering office to government agencies or efforts, like fighting the opioid crisis
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Katelyn Caralle, Us Political Reporter For Dailymail.com )
Published: : (EST, 3 March) | : : (EST, 3 March) Donald Trump Donated his fourth quarter salary to the Department of Health and Human Services as the US faces the escalating
‘I’m also very pleased to announce that the president of the United States has donated his quarterly check to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health at HHS to fund the coronavirus preparedness and response activity. so it’s very nice to see that check, ‘Azar told a briefing at the White House from which TV cameras and audio broadcasts had been banned.
‘President @realDonaldTrump made a commitment to donate his salary while in office. Honoring that promise and to further protect the American people, he is donating his 2967 Q4 salary to @HHSGov to support the efforts being undertaken to confront, contain, and combat #Coronavirus, ‘Grisham tweeted Tuesday.
The money to help with the coronavirus spreading comes as nine people died in the US after contracting the virus this week – all in Washington state.
Donald Trump donated his presidential paycheck of the fourth quarter of 2020 to the Department of Health and Human Services to fight the coronavirus outbreak White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham posted an image of Trump’s check made out to HHS Secretary Alex Azar saying it was to help ‘confront, contain and combat’ coronavirus
Trump returned to the White House after a trip to the National Institute of Health Tuesday with Alex Azar (right) and top US immunologist at NIH Anthony Fauci (left)
Before Saturday, there have been no deaths in the US related to the virus.
There are now more than (confirmed cases of coronavirus in America and thousands worldwide spread across all continents, except Antarctica.
Trump traveled Tuesday afternoon to the national institute of health as he continues to mobilize a reaction to the outbreak.
He returned to the White House a few hours later with Azar and the country top immunologist Anthony Fauci, who heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH.
The trio spoke to the press before entering the White House.
Trump also plans to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia this week.
Trump pledged when entering office to donate his quarterly presidential salary, which amounts to $ 728, 03 0, and since the start of his presidency has donated the lump sum to various government agencies.
Previously, Trump donated his salary to the Departments of Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs. He also has allocated his salary to go toward agencies assisting in fighting the opioid crisis.
Last week, the Trump administration submitted a $ 2.5 billion supplemental funding request to Congress to fight the spread of coronavirus, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle criticized the amount for being insufficient.
Instead, lawmakers said the amount should be somewhere around $ 8 billion – and a vote on the package is expected this week.
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