Trump pledges $1 million for hurricane relief, White House says

Updated: August 31, 2017 Published: August 31, 2017

President Donald Trump holds a flag of the state of Texas after receiving a briefing on Tropical Storm Harvey relief efforts at a local fire station where local residents gathered to welcome the president in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2017. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will pledge $1 million of his own money to relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Thursday.

"I am happy to tell you that (Trump) would like to join in the efforts that a lot of the people that we have seen across this country do and he's pledging $1 million of personal money to the fund," Sanders told reporters at a White House briefing.

(Reporting by Eric Beech)