Hey /r/all, undecided? You should at least her the other side once. Here’s why Trump is actually a good person. Just facts. via /r/The_Donald
Hey /r/all, undecided? You should at least her the other side once. Here’s why Trump is actually a good person. Just facts.
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In 1986, Trump received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor along with Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali from the National Ethnic Coalition Organization.
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In 1986, Trump saved a 66-year old widow from having her farm foreclosed by paying her $300,000 mortgage.
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In 1988, no airline would accommodate a boy who needed receive special medical attention, so Trump stepped in and used his personal jet.
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In 1991, in an amazing display of bravery and sense of justice, Trump stepped out of his limousine to stop a bat-wielding thug. Media titled it "Mugger's Trumped".
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Over the years, Trump has donated to a variety of health charities such as American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, Alliance for Lupus Research, Autism Speaks, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America and Institute for Implant Analysis at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
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Over the years, he also donated to two dozen veterans groups including American Hero Adventures, Navy Seal Foundation and Veterans Airlift Command.
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In 1997, Trump defied racist conventions when he purchased his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and turned it into the first club accepting of Jews and African Americans in the area.
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In 2001, Trump learned the man who ran Harlem Hoops had died in the 9/11 attacks, so he donated the money to keep the inner-city basketball tournaments for young girls going.
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In 2006, Trump donated land valued at $100 million to the State of New York.
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In 2014, it was disclosed that Trump had contributed $102 million to charity in the previous 5 years.
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In 2015, Trump donated land valued at $27 million to the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy.
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In 2015, the Eric Trump Foundation donated $28 million to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in California, which on its own allowed for a new surgical and ICU center to be built.
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Even though he's been a rich businessman and an A-list celebrity for decades, he was never considered racist or sexist until he ran against the Clinton Machine.
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Even though the media has criticized the Trump Foundation, they failed to mention Trump actually makes most of his donations personally or through his children, the real reason behind the foundation being somewhat inactive.
Bonus:
- Actions speak louder than words. Trump Organization has about equal female and male executives. Meanwhile, Clinton Foundation has a massive gender gap.
Submitted October 30, 2016 at 08:21AM by nimble_navigator14
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