Washington D.C. — President Donald Trump has donated his latest $100,000 paycheck to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to aid in the effot to compat the spread of COVID-19 or the coronavirus.
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham sent a tweet stating the intention and also reminded everyone of Mr. Trump’s promise to donate his salary while in office.
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 2019 Q4 salary to @HHSGov to support the efforts being undertaken to confront, contain, and combat #Coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/R6KUQmBRl1
— Kayleigh McEnany (@PressSec) March 3, 2020
She wrote that the money will be used "to support the efforts being undertaken to confront, contain, and combat #Coronavirus."
The check dated January 29, 2020 is the President’s fourth quarter salary.
In the past Mr. Trump has donated his salary to the departments of Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs, as well as the government agency fighting the opioid crisis, among others.
The White House last week submitted a $2.5 billion supplemental funding request to Congress to fight the coronavirus.
A vote on the proposal is expected to come this week.
