{"id":2601008,"date":"2026-05-10T17:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-continues-tradition-of-donating-white-house-salary\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T17:28:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:28:30","slug":"trump-continues-tradition-of-donating-white-house-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-continues-tradition-of-donating-white-house-salary\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump continues tradition of donating White House salary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-continues-tradition-of-donating-white-house-salary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601008&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump saeid he donates 100% of his presidential salary to White house preservation, citing his efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-some-of-the-garbage-democrats-funded-as-covid-relief\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s Some Of The Garbage Democrats ... As \u2018Covid Relief\u2019\">fund upgrades<\/a> and fixes himself, including renovations such as work around the White House\u2019s exterior using materials like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jules-this-is-brian-a-visit-to-new-york-citys-9-11-museum\/\" title=\"\u2018Jules, This is Brian\u2019: A Visit to New York City\u2019s 9\/11 Museum\">black granite<\/a>. He claimed he was the only president (besides George Washington) to donate his salary, though the article notes that reports show parts of this claim to be untrue. The piece also points out that during his first term in 2017 he donated his first paycheck to the National Park Service and other agencies, and it lists additional preservation work, including a $2 million Rose Garden renovation funded by private citizens and, in his current term, further projects such as adding a White House ballroom.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said he donates 100% of his presidential salary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaron-rodgers-seems-to-make-his-endorsement-for-2024-presidential-election\/\" title=\"Aaron Rodgers hints at endorsing 2024 ...ial Election.\">preservation projects<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do, much of it goes to the White House preservation and I fix things up, you might have seen the path outside, did you see it? It\u2019s beautiful, I\u2019ll let you take a look at it later. It\u2019s beautiful, beautiful black granite, it was stone that was all broken and in terrible shape, Trump said on <em>Full Measure <\/em>with Sharyl Attkisson on Sunday. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4561762\/frontier-flight-hits-kills-person-walking-across-runway-denver-airport\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Frontier flight hits and kills \u2018trespasser\u2019 walking across runway in Denver<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4558974\/sean-duffy-amtrak-freedom-250-train-union-station\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sean Duffy waves passengers aboard Amtrak\u2019s new Freedom 250 train at Union Station<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4555017\/state-farm-reject-california-mishandle-los-angeles-wildfire-claims\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>State Farm rejects California\u2019s allegations of mishandling Los Angeles wildfire claims<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he was the only president, aside from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-washington\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4275\">George Washington<\/a>, to donate his salary. As reports show the statement being untrue, he did note that his first paycheck went to the White House Historical Association, emphasizing that the funds support \u201cmuch-needed renovations\u201d to what he called the \u201cbeautiful \u2018People\u2019s House.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>He then criticized the condition of the White House during the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"445\">Biden administration<\/a>, emphasizing his background as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-donors-back-efforts-to-recall-calif-gov-newsom\/\" title=\"... donors back efforts to recall Calif. Gov. Newsom\">real estate developer<\/a> and saying he takes a more hands-on approach to restoring and funding improvements himself. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4561759\/trump-administration-strikes-deal-renovate-dc-golf-courses\/\"><strong>TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STRIKES DEAL TO RENOVATE DC GOLF COURSES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe White House was not properly maintained. You think a guy like Joe Biden would maintain it? He didn\u2019t know he was alive, but I do, I\u2019m very good. I was a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >great real estate developer<\/a>. I can fix things and make them look beautiful, and pay for it myself. But no, I devote 100% of my salary to different things, but I like White House preservation,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3492611\/trump-donates-first-paycheck-second-term-white-house-historical-association\/\">During his first term in 2017<\/a>, he donated his first paycheck to the National Park Service and to other departments, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs. In August 2025, he also completed a $2 million Rose Garden renovation, which was funded by private citizens. In his current term, his most recent known project is the addition of the White House ballroom. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump claimed he donates 100% of his salary to White House preservation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2601009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26129180809827-e1778434606239.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[79437,3634,32127],"class_list":["post-2601008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-salary-donation","tag-trump","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26129180809827-e1778434606239.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601008"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601012,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601008\/revisions\/2601012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}