Trump campaign admits it did not raise $6 million for veterans

[TwilightZone]

Source: CNN

When Donald Trump skipped a GOP debate in January to host a fundraiser for veterans, he touted its success by citing the $6 million raised for veterans groups. One problem -- that figure is inaccurate.

(snip)

Lewandowski said he did not "know the exact number" off the top of his head and would confirm the number in coming days. He explained the discrepancy by saying at the time of the rally, Trump believed he had raised $6 million but more money had been pledged than was actually donated.

The Washington Post reported Friday that Lewandowski said the fundraiser actually netted about $4.5 million. Lewandowski told CNN that number is incorrect.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/20/politics/trump-veterans-6-million-not-raised/index.html

[PJMcK]

1. They lied?!

Has the Trump campaign ever told the truth?

[hibbing]

2. ho hum..another lie..shrug

Obviously nothing this idiot says or does hurts him, in fact it often has the opposite effect than in what mind my it should.


Peace

[Spitfire of ATJ]

3. He wants to act like 6 mill is nothing?

Tax his ass for 6 mill.

[7962]

4. Cant really pin this one on them,

its very common that the amount "pledged" is higher than whats actually brought in. However, it Looks like some of Trumps "pledgers" are welchers. Which isnt much of a surprise!

[TwilightZone]

5. It's also possible that Trump knew the real number and inflated it.

He exaggerates everything else (like his net worth), so it's certainly possible.

[TeamPooka]

12. Trump's friends are tremendous welchers. The very best welchers. Huge welchers. nt

[politicaljunkie41910]

20. l do pin this on him. According to the article $2.9M was received and they have

a list of contributors, all of whom's pledged contributions have been received. In addition there were $3M pledged by Trump and two of his billionaire friends who pledged a million each. So either EVERYONE, other than Trump and his cronies, paid NONE of what they pledged (which I find impossible to believe), thereby the only pledges received were those of Trump and the other two billionnaires, OR everyone else paid what was pledged except the three billionaires. If I were a betting man, my money would be on the billionaires not paying up.

This was after all a last minute "fundraiser" and I think Trump was so full of himself that he thought he could easily raise $6M in one evening from his "angry base" and paraded his billionaire buddies across the stage with their million dollar pledges to rile up his base with the promise to the billionaire cronies that they wouldn't really have to fork over a million bucks, just pretend to. He then boasted that they had raise $6M to make himself look good but they only received $2.9M pledges from the public, which the public paid and the Billionaires have yet to pay.

[7962]

21. Your explanation sounds pretty good! nt

[Marie Marie]

6. Yes but what does John Miller have to say?

I'm sure he can splain it all...

[olddad56]

13. if he can't John Baron can.

[kacekwl]

7. And what lucky veterans group

was the beneficiary of these millions ?

[TwilightZone]

9. Probably one of the ones that use 90% of it for "overhead" and give 10% to vets.

That would be about Trump's style.

[Matthew28]

8. He should donate the difference out of pocket

or be seen as fraud

[keithbvadu2]

10. With the value of Trump's word, they may have collected $6M

and the Donald took his cut for the use of his name.

[LiberalFighter]

11. I expect this will be used against Trump in the general election campaign.

[Geronimoe]

15. What am I missing?

Hillary raised nothing for veterans. Trump has distributed around $3 million to various veteran groups from that event so far.

[niyad]

17. what are you missing? how about the fact that hillary did not have a fundraiser that claimed

to have raised millions, and then have it turn out that the amount stated is a flat-out lie, and most of the groups have seen nothing that was promised.

[Benitos]

16. Trunp lies as usual

He does it every day, several times.

[niyad]

18. every single time he opens his mouth

[ailsagirl]

19. Liar, liar...pants on fire!!

The video is silly but the song rocks!!

[Jitter65]

22. Make an ad. nt

[nc4bo]

23. If Clinton is nominated it will be a liars tag team tit for tat

Whether it comes directly from the candidates or from their minions.

No wonder she said (recently) she would only debate issues. Then again, her positions have shifted, morphed, 180'd so many time on a variety of them this creates its own risk in and of itself.

They BOTH have real problems as candidates that are best left unspoken by either one.

Poor us.

[TwilightZone]

24. I think it's cute how you guys turn every thread into an anti-Hillary screed

Regardless of the subject.