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Cosmo Blues

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14. Words come back to haunt

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 12:53 PM

Sep 2020

Obama in 2011 paid $162,074 in federal taxes on gross income of $789,674, according to the return he released that year.

Trump has not released his own taxes, but the New York Times reported on Sunday that he paid no federal income taxes that year.

Yet on Twitter, Trump at the time complained that Obama’s rate was 20.5%, according to an old tweet that’s resurfaced in light of the new revelations:

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Donald Trump is so poor... [View all] Soph0571 Sep 2020 OP

Life imitates art Norbert Sep 2020 #1

trump's so poor he can't even pay attention . duforsure Sep 2020 #2

For sure Soph0571 Sep 2020 #9

You mean he might take an unexpected fall from an upper story window? DBoon Sep 2020 #16

Snap. trump's Karma's coming Cha Sep 2020 #3

All of us are wealthier than Donald J. Trump Pachamama Sep 2020 #4

The apricot hell beast can't lie this away. gademocrat7 Sep 2020 #5

He's so poor he sued Bill Maher for saying Trump's father was an orangutan. betsuni Sep 2020 #6

The steal is in. Everything's being stolen bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #7

Quote from the classic movie "Holiday Inn" Maeve Sep 2020 #8

Hahahahaha hahahahaha... N_E_1 for Tennis Sep 2020 #10

Count the White House silverware before he's dragged out Cyrano Sep 2020 #11

He's so poor he's having to take a job as host on an NBC show durablend Sep 2020 #12

Joni Ernst sent him some breadbags to wear for the debate Blue Owl Sep 2020 #13

Words come back to haunt Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 #14

He is so poor he can't own the liberals Norbert Sep 2020 #15