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Outfoxed

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a event at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016.

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Skipping Debate, Trump Touts Millions Raised For Veterans

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — News, Trump held what debate following a mock- Drake University, Trump said new website for collecting
Republican presidential his team called a “Special ing statement from host his foundation already has donations: donaldtrump-
candidate Donald Trump Event to Benefit Veterans Fox News.Trump told the raised $5 million. He said forvets.com. Contributions
once again broke all the Organizations” at a 775- crowd gathered at his rally he’s putting up $1 million of to the site will go to The Don-
rules of campaigning, hold- seat auditorium at nearby that “when you’re treated his own money that many ald J. Trump Foundation,
ing his own protest event Drake University instead. badly, you have to stick of his wealthy friends are Trump’s nonprofit charita-
Thursday to coincide with Trump said he’d prefer to up for your rights,” add- giving large-dollar contri- ble organization. The page
the final GOP debate be- be at the debate, but had ing that “we have to stick butions as well. says: “100 percent of your
fore Monday’s Iowa cau- no choice but not to at- up for our country if we’re He also reiterated that he donations will go directly to
cuses. tend.Trump announced being mistreated.” In an had no intention of joining Veterans needs.”
Angry over an escalating earlier this week that he interview with reporters on the debate. Earlier Thurs-
feud with debate host Fox would boycott Thursday’s his plane before the rally at day, Trump launched a Continued on Page 3