United States|Spouses of presidential candidates do not usually collect speaking fees for attending campaign fundraisers.
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Melania Trump received nearly $250,000 for speaking at a Republican fundraiser.
Trump gave two speeches this year at Log Cabin Republicans events.
The April transaction paid $237,500, but the identity of the payer is unclear.
According to CNN, Trump was invited to the event by Ric Grenell, a supporter of the former president.
Republicans presidential candidate Donald Trump’s to the spouse To Melania Trump has been paid nearly $250,000 to speak at a Republican fundraiser.
The matter was reported on, for example, by an American channel CNN and British The Independent.
Trump has spoken at two Log Cabin Republicans events this year. On their pages the organization says it represents conservatives belonging to sexual and gender minorities.
According to the US media, Trump was paid 237,500 dollars, or about 212,000 euros, for the second event organized in April. This is evident from Donald Trump’s latest financial statements.
However, there is uncertainty about the origin of the money.
About the financial statement it is not clear who paid Melania Trump. It only shows that it is a speaking fee for the Log Cabin Republicans event.
Chairman of the organization Charles Moran however, tells CNN that it is not behind the payment to Trump.
According to US media sources, Trump was invited to the event Richard Grenellformer presidential aide and former US ambassador to Germany.
In July, after another Log Cabin Republicans event, Grenell wrote on the messaging service X that the event went well.
CNN has interviewed an expert from the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics organization on the case Virginia Canter.
According to him, the compensations paid to the spouses of the presidential candidates for fundraising during the campaign are not only unusual but also ethically questionable.
US media
The Daily Beast
again found out whether other spouses of former presidents and presidential candidates have accepted similar compensation. Jill Biden, Michelle Obama’s, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush and Bill Clinton’s the spokespersons answered in the negative.
However, this is not the first time that Melania Trump has accepted fees for speaking at Republican events.
For example, in 2021, before Donald Trump announced his candidacy, Melania Trump was paid a speaking fee of $155,000 from the Make America Great Again campaign fund, reports CNN.
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