Trump goes after tax returns protests: 'The election is over!'

thehill.com ^ | 4/16/17 | Olivia Beavers

[ColdOne]

President Trump on Sunday mocked rising calls for the release of his individual tax returns, wondering who "paid for" marches held nationwide.

Someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies yesterday. The election is over! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2017

Trump’s tweet comes after thousands of organized protests urged him to release his returns on April 15, traditionally Tax Day.

Over a dozen people were arrested in Berkeley, Calif., over the weekend after violent clashes erupted in the streets between pro-Trump and anti-Trump groups.

I did what was an almost an impossible thing to do for a Republican-easily won the Electoral College! Now Tax Returns are brought up again? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2017

[Louis Foxwell]

Another liberal red herring, just like the Russia connection. the father of lies is hard at work trying to unseat the president.

[dp0622]

TRUMP!!!

Tell it the way it is!!

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

What the hell? Did or did not Fonzie Maddow already release his tax return showing he paid MORE taxes than Hitlery, Sanders or Obama?? These people are nuts, they are protesting just to protest.

THANK YOU FONZIE MADDOW! AYYYYY!

[bigbob]

I hope he never releases his tax returns. No one should have to, it’s a bad precedent that has no relationship to qualification for office and deserves to be stopped.

[Helicondelta]

They’ve got nothing else now that their Russian conspiracy went up in smokes.

[GizzyGirl]

I also hope he never releases them. Not required and not necessary!

[Logical me]

The time is now to go after these paid protesters. If government cannot stop this crap then maybe it is time for real Americans to crush them. Some of them must be arrested and questioned who paid them. Then the DOJ should go after with criminal charges. It has to happen or America will never be completely free.

[fhayek]

For almost his entire presidency, Barack Obama didn’t release his birth certificate, which was directly related to the constitutional requirement for being president, and Democrats mocked those who wanted to se ir.

[skimbell]

I still want to see the Kenyans BC and his school applications.

How much longer is 0 going to keep them locked up?

Lots of Americans want to see that stuff too.

[Moonman62]

He releases them slowly, one year at a time when he needs to embarrass the media.

[bigbob]

Agree, a BC is pertinent to being qualified to be Potus, e.g. natural born citizen. How much money you made and how much tax you paid is not.

[goodnesswins]

Tax returns are subject to multiple interpretations...just like multiple IRS Agents come up with DIFFERENT interpretations of taxation ... NEVER release a tax return...ever.

[Alas Babylon!]

Fonzie Maddow:

"Heyyyyy.... I thought she was a lesbie?"

[Balding_Eagle]

I’m laughing over all this ‘release your returns’ nonsense.

I expect your wishes (and mine) that he’ll never release them will come true.

[shalom aleichem]

Right. And another fond tradition of dumping a barrel of Gatoraide on football successful coaches should also cease. It will cause a heart attack some day! ☺

[Sivad]

TRUMP: “Will releasing my tax returns shut you guys up?”

PROTESTORS: “NO!”

TRUMP: “Then screw you!”

[Bigg Red]

Someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies yesterday.

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Good one! Go, Trump!

[Daniel Ramsey]

I would love to be at one of those protests. Just to see the look on the faces of these paid losers.

[Just mythoughts]

I hope he never releases his tax returns. No one should have to, it’s a bad precedent that has no relationship to qualification for office and deserves to be stopped.

I slightly disagree... professional elected politicians should be required to release their tax returns... Thus we the people, can see why they cast the votes they cast. Private citizen Trump used the system as designed by these elected politicians. Some of these elected politicians use pillow talk to feather their own nests.. President Trump is not in this job to enrich himself... or make a name for himself..