Trump tries to bribe a vets group more than $100K to show up at his rally-They told him to stuff it.
Exclusive: Trump Tried to Pay Vets To Be Props
Trumps campaign asked a small veterans charity to stand on stage with the mogul at a rally to receive a six-figure check. The charity took a pass.
MANCHESTER, N.H. Donald Trump wanted a small veterans charity to be his political prop.
They said no.
Liberty House is a scrappy veterans group in New Hampshire, with a small, $300,000 annual budgetone of the 22 organizations chosen to benefit from Trumps multimillion-dollar fundraiser for vets.
On Friday, Liberty House executive director Keith Howard received a call from a Trump campaign staffer, who conveyed that Trump would like to publicly present them with a six-figure check at a Londonderry rally on Monday, right before the Granite State primary.
Its an enormous amount of money for a small charity. But Howard said he wouldnt do itrisking the entire, substantial donation on a point of principle.
Howard, a 57-year-old Army vet, objected to the use of veterans for political purposes. He doesnt believe that his charitywhich clothes the homeless, feeds the needy, and provides housing to 10 formerly homeless vetsshould be presented with money by a political candidate at a political rally.
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