Headline Roundup • May 30th, 2016
Trump Speaks to Vets
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Washington Post
Last week - after intense pressure from the news media - Donald Trump made good on a promise I made in January HAD. I gave $ 1 million of His own money to a charity for veterans. (Trump esta reporter called "a nasty guy" after I Asked him my questions HAD Whether the prompted him to finally give the money.)
Donald Trump reached out to veterans at a biker rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday afternoon, drawing applause as he promised to pay for private health care and to announce new donations to veterans groups.
The presumptive Republican nominee for president found a friendly crowd here after a week in which protesters and the press questioned his promises to help veterans.
Blaze Media
Donald Trump was focusing on veterans Sunday at the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally.
The Memorial Day weekend event, which got its start in 1988, also honors members of the military missing in action.
Motorcyclists began their procession from the Pentagon, crossed the Potomac River and rode around the National Mall, ending up at a rally by the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
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