Washington, March 19 -- US President Donald Trump has said that he would be donating part of his annual presidential salary to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

On Monday, Trump posted a photo on Twitter of a cheque for $100,000 - one quarter of his annual $400,000 salary - made out to DHS, CNN reported.

"While the press doesn't like writing about it, nor do I need them to, I donate my yearly Presidential salary of $400,000.00 to different agencies throughout the year, this to Homeland Security," he said in a tweet.

"If I didn't do it there would be hell to pay from the fake news media."

Since taking office, Trump has donated his salary to a series of government agencies and efforts.

Parts of his salary, according to the admin...