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National Park Service

United States federal agency

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Oct 21, 2025
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Is trump actually not getting paid as president?

President Donald J. Trump has repeatedly announced that he does not keep the official presidential salary and instead donates it to federal causes or agencies, often taking a nominal $1 paycheck, a pr...

Oct 23, 2025
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When was the East Wing of the White House built?

Executive Summary The core claim across the provided analyses is that the , built during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency, while an earlier East Terrace or related structures existed on the site as ...

Jan 18, 2026
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Trump swap his birthday with MLK JR?

Donald Trump did not "swap" the date of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday, but his administration removed MLK Day (and Juneteenth) from the National Park Service’s list of fee‑free admis...

Dec 7, 2025

Were any MLK-related events or ceremonies canceled or scaled back during the Trump administration?

The Trump administration removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the National Park Service’s 2026 list of fee‑free entrance days and added President Trump’s birthday/Flag Day in their p...

Dec 17, 2025

does donald trump donate his salary to charity

Donald Trump publicly pledged and—according to multiple government press releases and news reports—did donate portions of his presidential salary to federal agencies and nonprofits during his first te...

Dec 7, 2025

What were the flight numbers of the planes involved in 9/11?

Four commercial airliners were hijacked on September 11, 2001: American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 struck the World Trade Center, American Airlines Flight 77 hit the Pentagon, a...

Nov 14, 2025

Does Trump take a salary as president

Donald Trump is legally entitled to a $400,000 annual presidential salary (plus allowances) and publicly said he would not keep it; sources report he donated or directed his quarterly paychecks to gov...

Nov 30, 2025

What charities did Trump claim to donate his presidential salary to?

Donald Trump has publicly said he donated his presidential salary to several government entities and a nonprofit: his first-term donations included the National Park Service (via the Department of the...

Nov 21, 2025

Was Boston once an island?

Boston itself was not historically an island in the sense of being separated from the mainland by permanent open water, but parts of what is now the city and nearby land were once distinct islands or ...

Oct 21, 2025

Which contractors have been awarded the White House Ballroom renovation project?

The available reporting consistently identifies as the primary construction contractor for the White House ballroom project, with credited for engineering support and named as the design architect; th...

Nov 4, 2025

How much of his presidential salary did Trump donate each year?

Donald Trump publicly pledged to forgo the presidential salary and repeatedly , but claims that he donated the entire salary every year are inconsistent across sources. Contemporary reporting and fact...

Dec 4, 2025

Did Donald Trump donate his presidential salary each year or only occasionally?

Donald Trump repeatedly said and reported that he donated his presidential salary during his first term, with multiple outlets and federal agencies confirming donations to specific agencies and projec...

Dec 6, 2025

Did any president attempt to end or change federal holidays including MLK Day?

No president has permanently removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday; Congress created MLK Day in 1983 and it became a federal paid holiday starting 1986 . Presidents have altered how ...

Nov 6, 2025

Is trump taking president pay

Donald Trump does receive the statutory presidential salary of , but publicly stated he has been donating his quarterly paychecks to government entities and charities rather than keeping them for pers...

Oct 23, 2025

How much of Trump's presidential salary was donated to government agencies?

Donald Trump publicly directed portions of his presidential pay to federal agencies and government causes during his time in office, with contemporary reporting documenting specific quarterly checks —...

Dec 20, 2025

there is evidence that Donald Trump was involved in funding the January 6, 2021, Capitol rally.

Reporting shows clear financial links between Trump-affiliated political operations, allied fundraisers and groups that paid or supported the organizers of the January 6 “Save America” rally, but the ...

Dec 14, 2025

How many passengers and crew were on each of the flights involved in the 9/11 attacks?

Official post-9/11 reporting and memorials record a total of 246 passengers and crew killed aboard the four hijacked airliners: Flight 11, Flight 175, Flight 77 and Flight 93 . Contemporary and refere...

Nov 12, 2025

Does trump really donate all his salary

Donald Trump publicly pledged to forgo his $400,000 presidential salary and donated portions of his pay in multiple quarters to federal agencies; public records and fact-checks confirm of those donati...

Oct 22, 2025

who paid for the white house basketball court

The available material in the provided dataset indicates that and is described as having paid for that renovation, though in the sources . Other items in the dataset either do not address the basketba...

Nov 17, 2025

Has any president refused or donated their presidential salary before?

Yes. Several U.S. presidents have given away their presidential pay rather than keeping it: Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy donated their full presidential salaries to charity, and Donald Trump ple...