Friday, March 18, 2016

Some Vet Groups Still Waiting for Trump Foundation Checks

Some Vet Groups Still Waiting for Trump Foundation Checks: How much money has Donald Trump donated to the veterans? That seemingly simple question has anything but a simple answer. When Trump held his January 28 fundraiser for the vets after backing out of the Republican debate in Iowa, his campaign wasn’t shy about sharing the good news: Trump had helped raise more than $6 million, including $1 million of his own money, for an undeclared number of veterans' organizations over the course of one hour.
But weeks later, following Trump's second-place finish in the Iowa caucuses and his victory in the New Hampshire primary, and just days before he's set to win in South Carolina, it sure is difficult to figure out how much of that $6 million has been disbursed to groups, and to whom. Some veterans' organizations are just starting to receive their checks, others are still waiting, and nobody involved seems to know what to expect next.