The next Republican debate is scheduled to air on Sept. 16 on CNN, and party frontrunner Donald Trump recently wrote the network's president, Jeff Zucker, with a unique request. Trump, who is self-funding his campaign, asked Zucker to donate the profits from the debate to a variety of veterans organizations.
"I had always felt that we have to be helping our veterans far more than we do," Trump wrote in his letter to Zucker. "That is why my campaign is so focused on these great people who have done so much for us. This large contribution of many millions of dollars would be a truly wonderful thing for CNN to do."
Military Times reported that Trump went on to claim that the 4,000 percent rise in advertising revenue was directly because of him, and he hopes the network will listen to his request to translate that revenue into charitable donations.
Trump's request for CNN to use the debate as an opportunity for public service comes a few days prior to a speaking engagement in Los Angeles where he will speak with veterans and address military issues.
CNN has yet to release a public response to Trump's letter.