Trump: I don’t want any strings attached to donations
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said lobbyists and special interests will not influence his 2016 campaign.
“I don’t want lobbyists, I don’t want special interests,” the billionaire businessman said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
Trump added that he only accepts donations from individuals who do not expect a favor in return.
“I don’t want any strings attached,” he said. “I turned down $5 million last week from a very important lobbyist because there are total strings attached to a thing like that.”
“He’s going to come to me in a year or two years, and he’s going to want something for a country that he represents or a company that he represents. That’s the kind of money I won’t take,” he continued.
Trump acknowledged that in the past he has done exactly what he now rejects as a candidate.
“Look, I know the people that want something. I’ve been doing this all my life. I’ve been a very big contributor to many, many people on all sides for many, many years,” Trump stated.
The real estate tycoon also said that if elected he would lower tax rates for middle class Americans and give a tax hike to hedge fund managers who “pay no taxes.”
“The hedge fund guys are getting away with murder. They’re making a tremendous amount of money — they have to pay tax,” said Trump.
Trump is the frontrunner among the crowded GOP field.
A Rasmussen poll released Friday found that a majority of Republican voters (57 percent) believe Trump will be their party’s nominee.
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