'He will never write a $50 million check,' Kushner told Steve Bannon, Trump's chief strategist, who was urging the self-donation by Trump. Trump bristled in October when Bannon, Kushner, and finance chair Steven Mnuchin made their $25 million pitch. 'He will never write a $50 million check,' Jared Kushner told Steve Bannon,'No way,' Trump responded. He ultimately cut a $10 million check – with Mnuchin immediately having him sign wiring instructions that prevented him from letting it slide. For the entire campaign, Trump self-donated $65 million, less than the $100 million he said he would.

Source: Daily Mail September 06, 2018 22:38 UTC