It looks like we have yet another case of the left taking a small portion of the truth and blowing it up so it suits their narrative.
The New York Times just released a so-called “bombshell” report on Trump’s taxes, where they claimed Trump only paid $750 in federal income taxes for 2016 and 2017.
Of course, the rest of the liberal media has taken this and ran.
Publications everywhere are pushing this story of Trump only paying $750 in taxes as 100% fact, but unfortunately they’re missing a huge part of the equation.
So. I finally read the NYT Trump tax story because I wanted to see what line was being reported for taxes owed and I came across this about the $750 in 2016 and 2017. Per the NYT own story, Trump actually paid to the US Treasury $1 million in 2016 and $4.2 million in 2017. pic.twitter.com/ltnlMG0mKW
— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) September 28, 2020
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Well isn’t that interesting…
The truth is that Trump actually paid $1 million in 2016 and $4.2 million in 2017 and the $750 is in ADDITION to what he already paid.
“Read that closely. Trump PAID, as in transferred to the US Treasury, $1 million in 2016 and $4.2 million in 2017. Note also that most of the overpayment was rolled forward, not refunded. The $750 figure is an ADDITIONAL $750. Thus every single story saying he paid $750 is a lie.”
Read that closely. Trump PAID, as in transferred to the US Treasury, $1 million in 2016 and $4.2 million in 2017. Note also that most of the overpayment was rolled forward, not refunded. The $750 figure is an ADDITIONAL $750. Thus every single story saying he paid $750 is a lie.
— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) September 28, 2020
“The claim that Trump paid only $750 in Federal taxes in 2016 and 2017 is thus a complete and total lie which is easily disproven by the Times own story. I mind when people lie. I mind more when people lie to me about something I can disprove in minutes.”
The claim that Trump paid only $750 in Federal taxes in 2016 and 2017 is thus a complete and total lie which is easily disproven by the Times own story. I mind when people lie. I mind more when people lie to me about something I can disprove in minutes.
— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) September 28, 2020
Then this internet sleuth also pointed out that in the Times article that they admit they weren’t even looking at actual returns.
“Also there’s something even more worrisome than that the NYT appears not to have seen the actual returns. Read this closely and you’ll see something very disturbing indeed.”
Also there’s something even more worrisome than that the NYT appears not to have seen the actual returns. Read this closely and you’ll see something very disturbing indeed. pic.twitter.com/m5B6IVSkMo
— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) September 28, 2020
It’s disturbing that a regular person can expose this lie in a matter of minutes.
While our own media will be pushing this as fact for as long as they possibly can.
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