President Trump Donates $1 Million in Personal Funds for Harvey Relief
President Donald Trump conducts a video teleconference regarding an update on Hurricane Harvey, on Aug. 26, 2017, from a conference room at Camp David. The president has been closely overseeing the federal response and relief efforts for Texas. Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
President Donald Trump is donating $1 million of his personal money in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana.
“I’m happy to tell you that he would like to join in the effort that a lot of the people that we’ve seen across this country do,” said White House secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Aug. 31.
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