Muckraker Assignment LW

http://muckrakerfarm.com/2016/09/donald-trump-retooled-charity-spend-peoples-money/

https://www.propublica.org/podcast/item/fact-checking-donald-trumps-charity-claims

        The top link is the article I am interpreting. The second link is the link that helps support the first article. The link was published in September of 2016 by the Washington Post.The article is about how Trump retooled Trump Foundation to spend other peoples money. I find this wrong in so many ways. The money should be left alone and used to help people in need, not for his own personal use.

Donald Trump

 
    Donald J. Trump Foundation is different from other charities. An investigation of the foundation found that it collects and spends money in an unusual way. One thing is that all the money comes from other people, not Trump. In the tax records, the last donation from Trump was in 2008. Since then, all of the donations have been from other people's money. After the foundation gets the donation, Trump does what he pleases with the money. He usually passes the money on to other charities. These charities are often under the impression that it is Trump's own money.

        Knowing this, Trump has been lying to many people. It has been proven in two cases that he has used some of the money to by himself gifts. One of those cases he used 20,000 dollars that was supposed to be used for charitable purposes to buy a six-foot tall painting of himself. I find this wrong in so many ways. For instance the money could and should be used to help people, not for his personal use.

        In September 2016, it was researched that the Trump Foundation had used some of the money for political purposes. Doing this is against the law. It was reported in late September that Trump had paid a penalty in 2016 to the Internal Revenue Service for a 2013 donation. The foundation gave 25,000 dollars to a campaign group affiliated with Florida Attorney.

       

Trump Tower, where Trump Foundation is located

      He has claimed that he gives money to charity from his own pocket. He told the Washington Post "I don't have to give you records, but I've given millions away." Research to solidify this have not succeeded. Knowing this Trump has refused to release his tax returns, by him doing this it would show his charitable giving.

      I find the way Donald Trump is using the money from the charity wrong. He should not be using it for his own personal use. The money needs to be used to help the people in need.


       

Political Quiz

1.  Who are the top three presidential candidate you are most like?

    

      1. Martin O'Malley  2. James Webb  3. John Kasich

2.  What political party are you most likely to side with?

      Democratic Party

3.  What past presidents are you most likely to agree with?

     Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Dwight Eisenhower

4.  What political philosophy are you most likely to agree with?  Where on the spectrum did you fall?

     Conservative-Leaning Populist, and top middle in Populist group