Trump's old tweet about people who don't pay taxes comes back to haunt him
President Donald Trump once complained on Twitter about people who don’t pay any taxes. Just one problem: As documents obtained by The New York Times revealed, Trump himself was among them for many years.
Trump suffered $1.17 billion in losses between 1985 and 1994 ― among the biggest losses by any individual in the nation ― and paid no taxes at all in eight of those 10 years as a result, the newspaper reported.
Trump’s 2012 tweet is being shared anew in light of the report:
HALF of Americans don't pay income tax despite crippling govt debt...http://t.co/gDAUj0Kt
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 23, 2012
The seven-year-old message also generated plenty of new replies:
always a tweet https://t.co/sfgL0DYvWT
— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) May 7, 2019
There is a Trump tweet for everything. https://t.co/90BByhc6X3
— Miranda Yaver (@mirandayaver) May 8, 2019
This scolding is doubly delicious now that everyone knows:
(1) Trump doesn't pay income tax; and
(2) He just slapped $22,000,000,000,000+ of crippling govt debt on America's Chinese VISA card. #TrumpTaxeshttps://t.co/Cofmckh9D0— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) May 8, 2019
This tweet...still not aging well.
— Terry the Censor (@TerrytheCensor) May 8, 2019
And some Americans don't pay their debts or income tax. pic.twitter.com/p2HTNOvqEN
— Bronco Bama (@BronckoBamma) May 7, 2019
What was that about "crippling govt debt," failing @realDonaldTrump?!? ...doesn't look like you paid many taxes! #AmericansForImpeachment#TrumpTaxeshttps://t.co/RdxR07YdL3
— Warrior for Truth (@TrumpResign2020) May 8, 2019
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
