How much does Donald Trump cost Americans now that he's not president?

How much does Donald Trump cost Americans now that he's not president?

Since the afternoon of January 20, Donald Trump benefits on full presidential salary, which is $400,000 a year. The former president will now benefit an annual pension that amounts to $2221,400 a year, but despite the benefits of travel and staff salaries still standing around him, the total figure [...]

There is a possibility Trump will lose this pension if the Senate votes to fire him. But since he is no longer in office, according to Michael Gerhardt, North Carolina University professor, the Senate will have to vote again for the removal of special pension. However, there are other experts who say that even the second vote, which removes the title “-president”, may not be enough.

According to an analysis done by the American Taxpayers' Union Foundation, since 2000 it has been paid a total of $156m for the benefits of four former presidents still in life.

Just last year, for the rents of Bill Clinton's offices, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, paid $1.5m ($500,000 each). And for Jimmy Carter's office it's paid $18,000.

Deman Brady, director of research at the American Taxpayer's Union Foundation, says Trump can take money from the US state to pay rent to offices that are actually inside Trump-owned buildings.

The only benefit Trump doesn't benefit is health insurance, since a president must have at least 5 years in office to benefit him.

However, the pension, whether it is received or not, does not appear to cause problems for Trump, who has regularly said that he has not received a salary of $400,000 a year while serving as president, redealing him to other branches of government.

The law to grant the president of the United States a special pension after leaving office was passed in 1958, as former President Harry Truman was then having financial problems. But there have been repeatedly calls for removing or reducing the figure, because presidents get considerable numbers from selling books or holding public speeches.

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