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Gary Johnson on charitable donations: ‘Almost nonexistent’

by CNN
Friday, August 12, 2016
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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson said Friday that his charitable contributions are “negligible,” bordering on “almost nonexistent.”

The former New Mexico governor made the comments to CNN in Las Vegas after addressing a gathering of the Asian American Journalists Association. Earlier in the day, Hillary Clinton’s campaign announced that Clinton and her husband, Bill Clinton, donated close to 10% of their adjusted gross income to charity in 2015. And according to CNN’s calculation, the couple paid an effective tax rate of 30.6%.

“My charitable contributions would be negligible — I mean just, really almost nonexistent,” Johnson told CNN, as he stressed that his wealth “does not even approach Hillary Clinton’s.”

Pressed on what percentage of his income he has given to charity, Johnson responded: “For me, giving to charity, I’ve always viewed that the things that I do in my life contribute to making lives better. That what I’ve done.”

He also estimated that his effective tax rate was around 20%.

Johnson and his running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, are hoping to capitalize on the high unfavorability of both Clinton and the Republican nominee, Donald Trump.

As the duo looks to score prominent endorsements and bring up their poll numbers so they can participate in the presidential debates, Johnson has hinted at the possibility of winning Mitt Romney’s support — which could be critical in a state like Utah.

Johnson told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer last month that Romney is “considering the possibility” of endorsing him.

But on Friday, Johnson played down that possibility, saying he was “not optimistic for all sorts of reasons.”

“I’m not expecting it,” he said. “So given my expectations, everything’s a bonus.”

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