Trump Auctions Jesus Painting

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Donald Trump auctioned a painting of Jesus Christ at his New Year’s Eve event at Mar-a-Lago, raising $2.75 million for charity, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, according to Benzinga.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:03Trump auctioned a painting of Jesus Christ at his New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago,

00:07raising $2.75 million for charity, according to Benzinga. The bidding opened at $100,000

00:14and escalated quickly, with one attendee offering $1 million, prompting Trump to react from the

00:21stage. Additional bids of $2 million and $2.5 million followed as Trump continued auctioneering

00:27and joked with bidders. The winning bid came in at $2.75 million. The proceeds are designated

00:35for St. Jude's Hospital and the local sheriff's office. The painting was created by Vanessa

00:40Horabuena, who has more than 800,000 Instagram followers. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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