hare: #20 goddamnedfrank

I’m not usually one to scream “distraction” but … yeah.

1.) “Client Copy”
2.) DCJ said right off the bat that Trump could well be the source.
3.) The release shows Trump did pay a non-trivial amount of net income tax, his supporters will keep repeating that as being the real takeaway.
4.) Notice that we suddenly aren’t talking about the AHCA’s abysmal CBO score or the White House’s own, even worse leaked score.

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Actually, the release shows that Trump paid a trivial amount, and yet claimed that normal business costs were taxes he paid:

WH responds to MSNBC report on Trump tax returns: “you know you are desperate when you willing to violate the law…” pic.twitter.com/DCedFdxWCc

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) March 15, 2017

Trump again taking credit for sales and excise taxes (borne by his customers) and employment taxes (borne by his employees) https://t.co/fzLN8WQH6W

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) March 15, 2017

It’s about time people learned to talk about two things Trump is doing at the same time. The health care debacle is still going on in town halls.