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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf only there were some fast, easy way Trump could prove the NYT WRONG!
Something that could really put them in their place and PROVE, once and for all, that they are fraudulent "fake news". No one would believe their liberal lies ever again.
I'm thinking, like... I don't know... some official document showing how much money he made, and maybe even--I know this sounds crazy--how much tax he paid. Maybe a document that is produced on a yearly basis, so that he can prove the NYT wrong over multiple years. Wouldn't that show those bastards!
If only such a document existed, it could really save Trump's ass right now, squelching the worldwide impression that he's really just a broke, worthless bum. But I don't think such a document does exist, and that's too bad.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)You read too many wild science-fiction novels.
Ohiogal
(31,980 posts)because hateful Democrats.
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)And they could be verified by some (and I know that this is complete crazy talk) federal agency, then he wouldn't need to say they're fake.
But, again, this is a moot point, because such a document doesn't exist, nor does a Federal Agency Of Taxes Paid, or whatever.
Wounded Bear
(58,647 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)By the Federal Office of Money Raised to Fund the Government... or whatever the theoretical agency would be called.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,849 posts)Federal Office of Money Donated by Grateful Citizens.
Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)Helping demented donnie clear this up might be the one thing that would fix that whole tariffs thing.
Or not... still, it would be fun to watch!
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)whats really behind the curtain.
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)I don't think they give a rat's ass what he does.
calimary
(81,220 posts)But just think of it: you hate blacks and Mexicans. And up til recently, you didnt dare let people know. You didnt feel comfortable being out n proud about that. Hmmmm wonder why? Because maybe deep down you knew it was wrong, or your parents told you we dont talk that way, or the nuns told you it was wrong to feel that way, or the teacher said we dont act that way or treat those others that way, or grandma said that isnt nice and we always need to be nice - even if we dont feel like being nice.
But what if you STILL DO feel that way and think like that and nurse all those grievances about all those icky other people who dont look like you and are getting the jobs and the benefits and the money and the women you think they dont deserve because all that stuff is rightfully YOURS?
AND add to that dynamic the fact that you also dont like being told what to do (particularly when you dont think youre in the wrong and that you have every right to feel the way you do about this!) Besides, youve got the Limbaughs and Pox Noise people backing you up and making you feel validated. And you DEFINITELY dont like being told you have to accommodate those people you dont think you should have to accommodate.
And then, this guy comes along who openly says the things youve always felt in your heart-of-hearts but werent comfortable saying out loud because of what people might think. But look! HE says all that same stuff out loud, in public, making no apologies, and people flock to him and cheer!
So that must mean its okay!!! Finally!!! I can be MYSELF! I can fully, proudly, openly, and unapologetically say that stuff too! I can own it with pride! He does it, and look - hes President! So that means its okay!
GAWD, wheres this guy been all my life? Hes the liberator Ive always wanted and yearned for! I dont have to stifle my nasty/antisocial/angry/spiteful/racist/sexist/homophobic/resentful feelings anymore! HE says its okay! Im free to do and say and act on anything I damn well feel like doing/saying/acting on! My freedom! My messiah has finally arrived! My bonds have been cut. Im free (to be as nasty/antisocial/angry/spiteful/racist/sexist/homophobic/resentful as I damn well feel like being)!
I think this is the key. I think this is why they love trump. And stand by him. And support him. And vow to sacrifice it all for him. This is why they cling to him and dont wanna let go. They see themselves in him. Bigtime. And they feel validated. Somebody FINALLY came along who reassured them that its perfectly okay; that its right, proper, and even noble, to be that shitty.
I think that explains his base.
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Even though he blatantly lies to them on a constant basis.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)LibFarmer
(772 posts)that he was thought of as a successful, self-made businessman. (As seen on TV)
That is why he got a pass on the access hollywood tape and other follies.
Once that delusion is burst, Trump is naked and very very vulnerable.
(I apologize for the visual)
pazzyanne
(6,549 posts)As you should! Excuse me, I have to go find some mind bleach now.
calimary
(81,220 posts)to the - um - naked eye.
Hestia
(3,818 posts)he wouldn't be "who he is" today (gag) and wouldn't have been allowed on stage with other contestants and we wouldn't have been drug into his circle of hell.
RainCaster
(10,869 posts)Could you find all those years of his returns for us?
ffr
(22,669 posts)If only there was some hard evidence, instead of bluster and paid Fox Noise talking heads blabbering on.
malaise
(268,949 posts)Rec
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)So sad that poor (and I use the word advisedly) Donnie can't prove how rich he is.
sdfernando
(4,930 posts)but really?...if China was in possession of such documents don't you think they would use them to their best advantage?...say take something from Vlad's playbook?
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)cp
(6,625 posts)matt819
(10,749 posts)More than $50 million in interest income in one year, a vast difference from interest income in other years.
Are there smart accountants here at DU who can calculate how much capital one would have to have to generate $50 million in interest in one year. Quick and dirty? 5% interest on $1 billion is $50 million. So where did the $1 billion come from, if that was the case? More likely? It wasn't interest. It was laundered money. Just sayin'.
rustydog
(9,186 posts)And now with the NYT tax fraud story, on top of Trump saying in the 2016 debates that he'd LOVE to release his taxes...refuses to release them AND calls the NYT report false news...
Also: Trumpenfurer just declared Executive Privilege on the Mueller report...
Let me see if I have this right: Trump wants to hide from public view a report he and his personal Attorney General claims exonerates Darling Leader of any wrong- doing, obstruction and NO COLLUSION!
Joediss
(84 posts)You guys must be smoking some good weed, we all know everything is rigged against The Donald....
underpants
(182,778 posts)TRUMP: My 'massive' net worth is 'in excess of TEN BILLION DOLLARS'
Jul 15, 2015, 3:19 PM ET
In fact, he claims his personal fortune is so "massive" that it cannot be detailed on the Federal Election Commission financial-disclosure forms required for White House hopefuls.
Trump's campaign released a statement on Wednesday indicating that he has filed his disclosure forms and that he has a "net worth" that "is in excess of TEN BILLION DOLLARS."
"This report was not designed for a man of Mr. Trump's massive wealth," the statement said of the FEC forms. "For instance, they have boxes once a certain number is reached that simply state $50 million or more. Many of these boxes have been checked. As an example, if a building owned by Mr. Trump is worth $1.5 billion, the box checked is '$50,000,000 or more.'"
http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-says-hes-worth-ten-billion-2015-7
jmowreader
(50,555 posts)He has tax returns, but the would only prove hes a broke bum.