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It should come as a shock to no one ever that Donald Trump’s photo op in Louisiana in which he appeared to have donated a truckload full of goods, was all a lie, according to Occupy Democrats. It was just for show. Donald’s history of his generous charitable donations has previously been proven false, too. Don’t believe me? Look at his tax returns. If only we could.
David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post tried to find out if Donald did donate the goods. He asked a local Ascension Parish spokesperson whether Donald had donated the supplies in question. “We don’t have any info abt a donation truck that came from him directly,” the spokesperson said.
It was reported that Donald said he donated the truckload full of goods for the victims of the worst flood since Hurricane Katrina.
And then there’s this:The Trump campaign is also telling Fox News that Donald Trump has made a $100,000 donation to the Louisiana Flood Relief Fund, as the state’s Governor John Bel Edwards had publicly asked him to. But when asked, the fund is declining to confirm that any such donation exists.
Trump supporters are being played for suckers. Trump campaign paid out $773,000 to reimburse various Trump affiliated companies for expenses. Almost $7.7 million has been paid out to Trump companies or Trump’s family members to cover campaign expenditures, according to filings.
Instead of spending on increasing staff or organizing, the campaign spent $1.8 million on hats and other merchandise.
On Sunday, a relief worker from Baton Rouge asked, “Trump. Seriously. Where is the check. Like where is the f***ing check. My people are drowning.”
“Our Governor literally told him…that Trump is welcome in our state but if he’s coming he better be volunteering or writing a sizable check to assist with recovery,” Neva Butkus wrote on Facebook. “A 60 second video of him unloading play-doh from a truck does not count.”
“My friends and co-workers that haven’t lost everything are taking off work (my boyfriend is taking PTO) to clean out people’s homes and rip out sheet rock and carpet. Give us money or GTFO,” Butkus continued. “I don’t want to see you in your suit in AUGUST carrying boxes off a truck like you care about us. Louisiana is an incredible place. Baton Rouge is my home and I have watched people drop EVERYTHING to help one another during this time.”
“The whole country seems to be floored by the generosity and love that our residents show each other during tough times, but to us this is normal. This is Louisiana. And you do not belong here,” the relief worker added.
But the 49 second photo-op was all Donald’s supporters needed to bash President Obama and Hillary Clinton for not visiting the state even though Governor John Bel Edwards specifically asked them not to at this time due to not wanting to divert badly needed resources from the victims and the flooded areas which direly need attention. Thirteen people died and tens of thousands of people have been displaced in Louisiana. Donald used them for a photo-op.