Ocasio-Cortez: Trump contributed less in taxes 'than waitresses and undocumented immigrants'
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Source: The Hill
"Donald Trump has never cared for our country more than he cares for himself," she continued. "A walking scam."
A second tweet from the New York Democrat minutes later pointed to a part of the Times's report revealing how the president had deducted numerous expenses usually handled by Americans as personal expenses, such as his hairstyling expenses, as business-related in order to avoid taxes.
"Last year Republicans blasted a firehose of hatred + vitriol my way because I treated myself to a $250 cut & lowlights on my birthday," she tweeted. "Wheres the criticism of their idol spending $70k on hairstyling? Oh, its nowhere because theyre spineless, misogynistic hypocrites? Got it."
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/518529-ocasio-cortez-trump-contributed-less-in-taxes-than-waitresses-and-undocumented
Link to tweet
Last year Republicans blasted a firehose of hatred + vitriol my way because I treated myself to a $250 cut & lowlights on my birthday.
Wheres the criticism of their idol spending $70k on hairstyling?
Oh, its nowhere because theyre spineless, misogynistic hypocrites? Got it.
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Fortinbras Armstrong
(4,473 posts)Millions of people would be saying, "Hey, I paid more income tax than he did. And I know that if I lost money, I wouldn't be able to afford a lavish lifestyle. Something is very wrong here."
applegrove
(118,600 posts)Alert: not major news
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