Trump refuses to pay if he becomes president

Contender for the presidency of the United States from the Republican Party, Donald Trump, said he would refuse the salary laid by the head of state if he could win the election, reports Reuters. Currently, the presidential salary is 400 thousand dollars a year.

“First of all, I declare that if I am elected president, I will refuse my salary, okay?” – the billionaire said during a meeting with voters in New Hampshire on Thursday, September 17. The candidate for the post of head of state also added that this money “doesn’t mean much” to him.

Forbes magazine placed Trump on the 405 line in the list of the richest people in the world, assessing his fortune at 4,1 billion dollars. Immediately after the announcement of his presidential ambitions in June of this year, Trump claimed that his fortune exceeds ten billion dollars.

Previously, 31 th president of the United States Herbert Hoover refused to pay, earned millions in the mining industry, and 35 th president John Kennedy, who came from a wealthy family. They donated this money to charity.

Recall that on Wednesday, September 16, passed the second debate Republican Party. The main fire of criticism during the debate was directed at Donald Trump, who today, according to opinion polls held before the debate, is in the lead.