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kentuck

(116,256 posts)
Thu Jul 2, 2026, 08:34 AM Thursday

If Trump gave back his salary for 5,000 years...?

At $400,000 dollars per year, he makes $1 million dollars every 2 1/2 years. He makes $2 million dollars every 5 years.

He made $2 billion dollars off the Presidency last year.

Since there are 1,000 millions in a billion, it would take him 200 years in salary to give back $1 billion dollars. It would take him 400 years in his salary to equal the $2 billion dollars he grifted off the Presidency just last year.

Correct me if my math is wrong?

A $400,000 dollar salary is pocket change to this crook.

(on edit) I think my math is wrong?

But when I divide 2 billion by 400,000, I get 5,000 years. Regardless, it is a lot of money being stolen from the people.


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If Trump gave back his salary for 5,000 years...? (Original Post) kentuck Thursday OP
And that's $400K... GiqueCee Thursday #1
No. I have seen no proof. kentuck Thursday #2
I figured as much. GiqueCee Thursday #3
I hope in the future he will be fined $1 billion for damages to federal property. sinkingfeeling Thursday #4

GiqueCee

(5,196 posts)
1. And that's $400K...
Thu Jul 2, 2026, 08:41 AM
Thursday

... without having to pay for rent, food, or transportation. Nice work if you can get it.
And is there actually any record of him returning his salary? I have a hard time believing he'd willingly part with a nickel, now that pennies are out of circulation.

kentuck

(116,256 posts)
2. No. I have seen no proof.
Thu Jul 2, 2026, 08:50 AM
Thursday

That's just a line his cult likes to use to prove how charitable he is.

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