https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/07/31/obama-donates-5k-to-himself/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:42:46 -0400<![CDATA[President Obama has donated to his own campaign for the first time. Politico reports that the president donated $5000 to his own campaign, and then emailed his supporters that he made the donation &#8220;as a gesture.&#8221; The $5k donation from the president, who has a history of making bad investments in questionable enterprises, meets the individual maximum that one person can donate to one campaign, but candidates may give an unlimited amount to their own campaigns. Barack Obama is a multi-millionaire thanks to his wife&#8217;s high salary at the job she once occupied at a Chicago area medical center and sales of his books, which have been found to be riddled with &#8220;composite&#8221; characters and fictitious yet life-changing events.]]>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:28:03 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2012/07/31/obama-donates-5k-to-himself-n169147