Trump Donates Quarterly Salary to Department of Veterans Affairs

The White House announced last week that President Trump has donated his salary for the first quarter of 2018 to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), reports The Hill . White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump's quarterly salary will go toward the VA's caregiver programs. Acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said the contribution will be channeled into mental health and peer support programs, financial assistance, and research to help veteran caregivers. "The president's gift underscores his promise to do all he can for vets, which includes supporting those who care for veterans," Wilkie said. "Not just those of us at VA, but the husbands, the wives, the families, and the community caregivers who are out there day in and day out." The VA currently lacks a full-time director since Trump's March firing of former VA Secretary David Shulkin. The president nominated Adm. Ronny Jackson as Shulkin's replacement, but Jackson withdrew in April amid allegations of improper conduct.