The announced that Wednesday that the portion of the salary, which Trump in April announced he was donating to the National Park Service, will support restorations at the National Park Service protected area in Sharpsburg, Maryland. For the commemorates of Battle of Antietam.
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| President Donald Trump donated to Antietam National Battlefield Sharpsburg, Maryland. |
On the campaign trail, Trump promised that, if elected, he would donate his White House salary to a worthy cause. Under existing federal law, the President is required to accept the $400,000 salary that comes with the office.
The donating his first three months of Trump's salary was announced at a White House press conference with Zinke after several weeks of Trump mulling over where the money should go. Announcement makes clear exactly what the money will support within the National Park Service.
Zinke said: "The President's donation will allow generations of Americans to learn about our history and heritage on this sacred site." Zinke also announced an additional $7.2 million in grants for the American Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants program, which works to preserve battlefield lands.
In a tweet, Zinke said that Trump's donation and the matching funds would help restore the Newcomer House at the historic site of the battlefield.
The Civil War which is critical one that in American history,
Nearly 23,000 soldiers were left dead, injured or missing on September 17, 1862, Antietam will not forgotten, remains the single bloodiest day .
