Overheard a guy at the gas station say Trump’s the only president who actually lost money in office, and it got me thinking about that 2016 tax return leak

I mean, if he really was worth billions, how come he had to borrow $50 million from his own campaign fund to pay legal bills last year, and has anyone else noticed how he never releases those full tax returns?

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william_taylor22d ago

Billionaires borrow money all the time to avoid paying taxes, that's basically how they stay billionaires. Not releasing tax returns is weird, but plenty of rich people hide their full financial picture from the public.

king.kevin22d ago

Pretty sure borrowing money from your own campaign to pay lawyers is less "billionaire tax strategy" and more "bank account screaming for mercy." If I had to loan my work truck fund to cover legal fees I'd be rethinking my whole life choices. And @william_taylor you can borrow money all day long, but eventually someone wants to see what's actually in the account, not just what you say is there. The full tax returns would clear all this up in about ten minutes, so the fact they're still missing is pretty telling. Maybe he's just keeping us in suspense for his next reality show pitch.