Trump's Vet Rally

[RockX]

Where was Obama? He's gotten plenty of soldiers killed and wounded

Reggie Love was in town....time for Obama to bend over and take it.

 

[RockX]

I hear Palin does not show when there is no money in it for her.

You mean she is doing the same thing that Hillary & Bill have been doing, since forever?

 

[Celticguy]

Much of it from his associates. Hopes he posts a list of the donors.

"Mr. Trump said he’d already raised roughly $6 million for veterans’ causes. Much of the money came from wealthy associates, several of whom Mr. Trump identified by name.

Among them were Mr. Trump himself, who said he gave $1 million, and financier Carl Icahn, who gave $500,000."

6 mIL is 6 mil. I think WW will be thankful regardless the source.

 

[Celticguy]

It raises the Question, who would Trump consider for VP?

No not really. He likely has been courting some people but I don't see him putting the cart before the horse.

 

[christiefan915]

6 mIL is 6 mil. I think WW will be thankful regardless the source.

I'm cynical. When his associates are donating so much my first thought is "what's the quid pro quo"?

 

[Celticguy]

I'm cynical. When his associates are donating so much my first thought is "what's the quid pro quo"?

These guys do this all the time. DJT will end up writing a check when one of them calls.

 

[Phantasmal]

Why would Palin be there ?
Purpose ? Raise $ for Wounded Warriors which it did. 5-6 million I believe.

Well, she was going to be campaigning for him, until her statement in Oklahoma about PTSD, it blackened her eye and made the Trump campaign look bad for bringing her on board. This is probably his campaign's reasoning for making his little event a fund raiser for vets.

 

[Phantasmal]

Why would Palin be there ?
Purpose ? Raise $ for Wounded Warriors which it did. 5-6 million I believe.

Wounded Warriors, I wouldn't give those guys a nickle. There are other veteran's groups that do more for the vets.

 

[Leonthecat]

Opportunistic certainly, political ? No. They just want the money. Momma needs a new pair of shoes.

It was politically opportunistic for Trump. He gets to look charitable amidst a controversy with Fox.

 

[christiefan915]

Wounded Warriors, I wouldn't give those guys a nickle. There are other veteran's groups that do more for the vets.

I wouldn't either. They aren't rated very highly by some of the charity watchdogs.

Charity watchdogs question Wounded Warrior's spending on vets

 

[Celticguy]

Well, she was going to be campaigning for him, until her statement in Oklahoma about PTSD, it blackened her eye and made the Trump campaign look bad for bringing her on board. This is probably his campaign's reasoning for making his little event a fund raiser for vets.

Don't think $ for vets us a new thing for him. He is happy for people liking him but isn't dependant on them like pols are. You need to stop trying to put him in boxes you use for pols. He fits in no mold.

 

[Phantasmal]

Don't think $ for vets us a new thing for him. He is happy for people liking him but isn't dependant on them like pols are. You need to stop trying to put him in boxes you use for pols. He fits in no mold.

I think you will be surprised.

If Ttump had done his research he would know that the money he raised would be better donated to organizations who spent less on administrative and more on vets. Seems like a poor investment

 

[evince]

yes he had no contact with any vet organizations pre his little event


he already made a fool of himself doing this just awhile back.


yet he didn't bother to learn form that one and get himself some REAL vet support

 

[anatta]

Side Show Bob = Trump

 

[evince]

yes and your idiot base is all over him and dumped your lie fest for a new one huh

 

[Celticguy]

I think you will be surprised.

If Ttump had done his research he would know that the money he raised would be better donated to organizations who spent less on administrative and more on vets. Seems like a poor investment

I looked they were top ten. Scored 94.5 of 100.
He could have done far worse.

 

[christiefan915]

I looked they were top ten. Scored 94.5 of 100.
He could have done far worse.

Which site was that?

On Charity Watch they were rated "C" and on Charity Navigator the overall score was 84.5 out of 100.

 

[J Craft]

Love him or hate him, Trump pulls another rabbit out of his hat

The Donald J. Trump foundation, a nonprofit arm of the candidate's business empire, intends to distribute the funds among 22 organizations that support veterans causes, several of which are based in Iowa.

The receiving groups work on a variety of veterans issues, including homelessness, suicide prevention, or, like the Des Moines-based Puppy Jake Foundation, service canines for disabled vets.

Though Trump came under fire earlier this week from some veterans groups for using their cause to advance a political agenda, several organizations slated to receive money from Trump's benefit didn't have a problem with the source of the funds.

"I think everyone has a duty to care for our military veterans," Kerri Childress, Vice President of the Fisher House Foundation, told CBS News. "Mr. Trump has been a supporter in the past, and we're grateful for him then and now -- along with the many, many donors that contributed to this event last night."

The Rockville, Maryland-based organization, which provides area housing to military families while veterans are hospitalized, only learned on Friday that it had been named a recipient.

"We learned this morning off the website like everybody else," Childress said. Before Thursday's event, the group had only been contacted by Trump's people to gather more information about the organization.

Of the veterans attacks leveled at the GOP candidate for politicizing the issue, Childress waved off the criticisms.

"It's not just Donald Trump -- it's also Americans who have donated for it," she said. "And guess what? Taking care of our veterans is not a Democrat or Republican issue."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-are-the-veterans-groups-donald-trump-will-donate-to/