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Trump criticised Obama for only paying 20.5% tax in 2012 -- a new NYT report shows Trump paid no ...
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-attacked-obama-for-tax-rate-when-he-paid-nothing-2020-9Trump criticised Obama for only paying 20.5% tax in 2012 — a new NYT report shows Trump paid no income tax that year
Tom Porter 1 hour ago
• President Donald Trump in a 2012 tweet criticised Barack Obama for only paying 20.5% in federal income tax.
• But a New York Times report said that in 2012 Trump paid no income tax, because his businesses were losing so much money.
• Trump has long shielded his tax affairs from public view. He described the new report as "fake news" without explaining why it is false.
• Obama was criticised when his tax returns were released in 2012 at they revealed that he paid a lower rate of tax than his secretary.
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So, IOKIYAR to pay very little taxes, but not OK to pay the actual low rate if you’re a high income Democrat.
