United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he plans to forgo his salary during his second term in office.
In a recent interview, Trump stated: “I’m not going to accept a salary as president, and I am giving up a lot of money. You know what amazes me? Maybe this isn’t right, but other than George Washington—and they’re not sure about that—every other president has accepted salaries except me.”
When asked if he had collected his pension, he replied: “I don’t think so, I don’t think I accepted anything. The president gets about $450,000 a year, and I didn’t take it. By the way, I got no credit for that, but it’s okay. For me, it’s a nice thing to do. I’m surprised that not one president has done that. I would have assumed that Roosevelt wouldn’t accept a salary or Kennedy—you know, the Kennedy family is rich.”
