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title: "3 Trump Charitable Quotes By David Fahrenthold"
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> [I started covering Trump's charitable giving sort of by accident.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/i-started-covering-trump-s-charitable-giving-sort-of-by-accident/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

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> [What I found in my research on Trump's charitable giving was that often he would promise something and then never deliver, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/what-i-found-in-my-research-on-trump-s-charitable-giving-was-that/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

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> [The Trump campaign generally does not respond at all to my requests for information - either requests for broader data on Trump's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/the-trump-campaign-generally-does-not-respond-at-all-to-my-requests/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

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## More by David Fahrenthold

> [Things live and die, and then someone processes them into edible portions. This is a complete telling of the story, 'Food.' The basic plot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/things-live-and-die-and-then-someone-processes-them-into-edible/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [There's two sides to Trump's character, at least his pre-presidential character. One was, 'I'm the richest man you could possibly imagine, I live the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/there-s-two-sides-to-trump-s-character-at-least-his-pre-presidential/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [It wasn't until the second half of my first year that I realized you have to try to make friends and meet people at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/it-wasn-t-until-the-second-half-of-my-first-year-that-i-realized-you/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [The federal helium program sells vast amounts of the gas to U.S. companies that use it in everything from party balloons to MRI machines.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/the-federal-helium-program-sells-vast-amounts-of-the-gas-to-u-s/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [Trump was on WrestleMania in 2007. And in that year and 2009, the McMahons gave a total of $5 million. Now, we know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/trump-was-on-wrestlemania-in-2007-and-in-that-year-and-2009-the/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [Marty Baron, 'The Post's executive editor, stopped me in the elevator lobby late one debate night and suggested we look into the Trump Foundation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/marty-baron-the-post-s-executive-editor-stopped-me-in-the-elevator/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [Don't focus on what Trump says. Focus on the results of his actions. Stay in your lane and focus on one particular area.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/don-t-focus-on-what-trump-says-focus-on-the-results-of-his-actions/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [Trump called me a 'nasty guy' on the phone, and some of his surrogates called me 'obsessed' and biased on TV.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/trump-called-me-a-nasty-guy-on-the-phone-and-some-of-his-surrogates/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [Miami is the place where all great Medicare fraud schemes come from. It has a great concentration of professional criminals and old people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/miami-is-the-place-where-all-great-medicare-fraud-schemes-come-from/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [I feel like I understand Trump's character better than the average person now, having seen all of these little interactions with charity. I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/i-feel-like-i-understand-trump-s-character-better-than-the-average/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [The task of tracking deaths for the federal bureaucracy is an enormous one; about 2.5 million Americans die each year. Federal officials say the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/the-task-of-tracking-deaths-for-the-federal-bureaucracy-is-an/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [The Trump Foundation's tax returns are public. That's one thing. So we can look through them in a way that we can't look through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/the-trump-foundation-s-tax-returns-are-public-that-s-one-thing-so-we/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [The national raisin reserve is real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/the-national-raisin-reserve-is-real/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [Trump is somebody who sees the media as basically his main constituency. So much of his self-worth and his image and his view of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/trump-is-somebody-who-sees-the-media-as-basically-his-main/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

> [I promise not to take my thousands of dollars in student loan debt and move to Mexico. At least not right away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/i-promise-not-to-take-my-thousands-of-dollars-in-student-loan-debt/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

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