The White House has responded to new Washington Post reporting on how Trump is spending millions in public money on visits to his properties.
In response to questions for this report, White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement that Trump has “turned over the day-to-day responsibilities of running the company though he was not required to, [and] has sacrificed billions of dollars” because of discarded deals. Deere did not directly address questions related to the second set of promises Trump made before taking office — the promises that he would not use his presidency to help the Trump Organization.
“The Washington Post is blatantly interfering with the business relationships of the Trump Organization, and it must stop,” Deere wrote in his statement. “Please be advised that we are building up a very large ‘dossier’ on the many false David Fahrenthold and others stories as they are a disgrace to journalism and the American people.” The full amount paid by the U.S. government to Trump’s properties is unknown.
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Trump has now visited his own properties 270 times as president, and plans to tonight, bringing the Trump Organization a stream of private revenue from federal agencies and GOP campaign groups. @Fahrenthold @jdawsey1 @partlowj https://t.co/eDlcmD0APN
— Karen Heller (@kheller) August 27, 2020
NEW: How did Trump Org. get paid $900K+ by U.S. taxpayers?
We have receipts with new details:
–Charges for rooms at Mar-a-Lago when Trump wasn’t there.
–“Resort fees” for Secret Service agents guarding VP Pence.
–A $1,300 charge to move furniture. https://t.co/nzARoS4V18— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) August 27, 2020
Judd Deere, Trump’s repulsive gay deputy press secretary, opposes the Equality Act, gay adoption and says trans soldiers “erode military readiness.” He was hired by Sarah Sanders, who thinks being gay is a sickness. His Grindr profile says he enjoys “being lonely and hated” pic.twitter.com/sBt4QWp8YZ
— Paul Rudnick (@PaulRudnickNY) July 3, 2019
Judd Deere is a gay Republican who has served as Trump’s deputy press secretary since January. In a recent interview with Buzzfeed News defended Trump’s many anti-LGBT policies.https://t.co/gKYEgg0SCR
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) July 11, 2019