Donald Trump pretends to be a philanthropist, but he rarely seems to follow through.
For as long as he has been rich and famous, Donald Trump has also wanted people to believe he is generous. He spent years constructing an image as a philanthropist by appearing at charity events and by making very public — even nationally televised — promises to give his own money away.
It was, in large part, a facade. A months-long investigation by David Fahrenthold at The Washington Post has not been able to verify many of Trump’s boasts about his philanthropy.
But forget months of research—Kellyanne Conway says she’s seen Trump cut those charity checks.
"He's a very generous man, I've seen him write checks, I've been there when he's writing checks to people," she added.
Donald Trump can write a check. That’s good to know. Ignoring that Conway has only been with Trump since mid-summer, what kinds of charitable contributions has she witnessed?
In fact, Conway said, Trump's run for the presidency is an example of his penchant for civic sacrifice.