Gary Johnson admits 'almost nonexistent' charity donating

 

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary JohnsonGary JohnsonFusion to host town hall with Libertarian ticket Is Trump in danger of losing GOP? Gary Johnson admits 'almost nonexistent' charity donating MORE on Friday acknowledged his donations to charity are "almost nonexistent.”

 

"My charitable contributions would be negligible — I mean just, really almost nonexistent," the former New Mexico governor told CNN, stressing that his wealth "does not even approach Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonKaine: Trump's tax habits shows he doesn't support the military Kaine: Even Nixon released his tax returns RuPaul's 'badass b----' endorsement of Clinton goes viral MORE's."

 

"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."

 

Earlier Friday, Clinton released her 2015 tax returns, which showed she and husband Bill ClintonBill ClintonGary Johnson admits 'almost nonexistent' charity donating Bill Clinton makes pitch to Asian Americans Bill Clinton: Claims Hillary threatened national security a 'load of bull' MORE donated about 10 percent of their income to charity and paid a tax rate of 30.6 percent.

 

Gary Johnson estimated his effective tax rate to be around 20 percent.

 

Johnson also said he does not expect 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to endorse him "for all sorts of reasons."

 

"I'm not expecting it," he said. "So given my expectations, everything's a bonus."

 

Romney has made clear he won’t support Donald TrumpDonald TrumpKaine: Trump's tax habits shows he doesn't support the military De Niro compares Trump to his 'Taxi Driver' character Kaine: Even Nixon released his tax returns MORE, the GOP’s nominee.

 

Johnson has been aiming to get on the debate stage by getting a minimum of 15 points in the national polls by September. He has been polling at around 8 percent of late.