Donald Trump just wrote the Trump-iest letter to CNN's president

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published 9 September 2015

Donald Trump on Wednesday wrote a letter to Jeff Zucker, the head of CNN, urging him to donate the profits from the network's upcoming GOP presidential debate to veterans groups. Who's Trump to tell CNN how to spend its money? According to Trump, he's the sole reason CNN's ad rates have jumped in recent weeks.

While I refuse to brag, and as you know very well, this tremendous increase in viewer interest and advertising is due 100 percent to "Donald J. Trump." You saw it on The Apprentice where it was virtually the easiest show to sell to advertisers on television, and at extraordinary rates. In fact, NBC renewed The Apprentice, even though I told them not to because I was running for president (something which did not exactly endear them to me). [Trump]

He then urges CNN to "view the second debate broadcast as a public service and not accept the massive profits that this airing will generate."

I believe that all profits from this broadcast should go to various VETERANS groups, a list of which I will send to you in the near future. The veterans of our country, our finest people, have been treated horribly by our government and its "all talk and no action" politicians. In fact, some would say they are treated like third class citizens — even worse, in many cases, than illegal immigrants. It is about time that someone comes to their aid. Let's start now! [Trump]

Will CNN cave to Trump's demands? Zucker has yet to respond. In the meantime, read Trump's letter in full here.