Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, speaking at an event after his midterm win, responds to Donald Trump Jr.'s claim that his father doesn't take his government salary. Raskin says the framers of the Constitution wanted the president reporting to the American people, not to Vladimir Putin, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates or "the crypto criminals and the gangsters."
The receipt
- Who
- Jamie Raskin
- Where
- rally - Raskin's election night party, Maryland's 8th District, Montgomery Count
- Original footage
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- Length
- 35 seconds, unedited within the cut
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Read the transcript
And when I raised it before Donald Trump Jr. says, hey, my dad doesn't even accept his government salary of $400 ,000. Hey, I'm sorry, Mr. Trump Jr. That's all he's allowed to accept. The framers of the Constitution were very clear that they wanted the president to be reporting to the American people, not to Vladimir Putin, not to Qatar or the United Arab Emirates, not to the crypto criminals and the gangsters, but only the people hear the people rule. That's us!
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