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Trump Donates $100,000 To Fight Coronavirus

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US President, Donald Trump has donated his 2019 fourth quarterly salary to the Department of Health and Human Services to help fight the coronavirus outbreak in the US.

He made the payment after taking a trip to the National Institute of Health to meet top immunologist Anthony Fauci.

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Meanwhile, the US now has 100 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with nine deaths recorded in Washington.

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The US President’s yearly salary is $400,000 every year from which he is paid $100,000 every three months.

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham posted on Twitter an image of the $100,000 check from Donald to HHS Secretary Alex Azar.

The US president has donated every one of his salary payments to government agencies or efforts since becoming president.