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Fact check: False claim about Trump's tax returns, salary donation - USA TODAY

The claim: Trump's tax returns prove he never donated his salary

A Dec. 23, 2022, Instagram post (direct link, archived link) shows a screenshot of a profanity-laced tweet about former President Donald Trump's annual salary while in the White House.

"all you d------ screamed at me for four years that DoNaLd TrUmP dOnAtEs HiS SaLaRy, well guess f------ what: his tax returns prove he never did," reads the tweet.

The post generated over 10,000 likes in less than three weeks. Similar posts have amassed hundreds of interactions on Instagram.

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Our rating: False

Tax experts told USA TODAY that Trump's tax returns show only the charitable contributions he reported – not whether he donated his own salary or where the contributions went. Multiple federal agencies told USA TODAY they received donations from part of Trump's salary.

Trump's returns show charitable contributions, not source of money

The House Ways and Means Committee released six years of Trump’s tax returns to the public on Dec. 30, 2022. The report includes more than 2,700 pages of individual returns from Trump and his wife and over 3,000 pages of returns on Trump’s business entities, as USA TODAY reported.

On Dec. 15, 2022, the Joint Committee on Taxation also released a report detailing Trump's tax returns.

Trump reported nearly $2 million in charitable donations in 2017 and a little over $500,000 in charitable donations ...



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