Donald Trump says he'll take no salary as President, not "very big on vacations"
HOUSTON, TX - Donald Trump says he’ll take no salary as President and is not “very big on vacations,” in his first televised sit-down interview since becoming President-elect.
Trump told CBS’ Lesley Stahl on “60 Minutes” that he has no intentions of accepting a salary. He said, “I’ve never commented on this, but the answer is no. I think I have to by law take $1, so I’ll take $1 a year. But it’s a — I don’t even know what it is,” Trump said, before turning to Stahl and asking, “Do you know what the salary is?”
When Stahl told Trump it is $400,000 per year, he said, “No, I’m not going to take the salary. I’m not taking it.”“There’s just so much to be done,” Trump said. “So I don’t think we’ll be very big on vacations, no.”
Trump also said he has no real plans to change his "tone."
“Well, sometimes you need a certain rhetoric to get people motivated,” Trump said.