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Trump says his businesses got ‘small amount of money’ from China, foreign governments for ‘services’ in Fox News interview
- Trump was accused of receiving at least US$7.8 million in foreign payments to his businesses during his presidency in a House Oversight Committee report
- The former president explained the payments were for accommodation at his clubs and hotels, which the report said was a violation of the Constitution
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Donald Trump says his businesses received payments from foreign governments because he was “doing services” for them.
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Trump was at a Fox News town hall on Wednesday, commenting on a recent report from Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee.
The report, published on January 4, said Trump’s businesses had received at least US$7.8 million in foreign payments during his presidency.
“That’s a small amount of money. You know, it sounds like a lot of money. That’s small,” Trump said at the town hall.
The former president then explained that the payments were for accommodation at his clubs and hotels.
“I was doing services for them. People were staying in these massive hotels, these beautiful hotels,” Trump continued.
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“I don’t get US$8 million for doing nothing,” he said.
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