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Bad words salute President Donald Trump after tax disclosures. Information that has emerged in partially detailed form does not improve the case for the president.
According to the New York Times, Trump paid $ 750 in federal income taxes in 2016, the year he was elected president, and $ 750 again in his first year as president.
Avisa’s revelations show that her daughter, Ivanka Trump, has also been involved in the scandal.
– I do not care
There has long been speculation about the magnitude of Trump’s tax evasion and its magnitude. When what the New York Times says will be the decision comes up, there is only one thing that surprises American expert and principal investigator at the NORCE research center, Hilmar Mjelde.
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– The only thing that surprises me is if someone still thinks that these cases affect Trump, says Mjelde, and elaborates:
– Populist movements are normative – Trump points to the right issues. Fans don’t care how he lives his private life. If Trump’s character had been an issue, he would never have been elected in 2016. Just because the media refers to something as a scandal does not mean that voters perceive it that way.
Six revealing revelations
– I have known for a long time
Details that have emerged about paying taxes and Trump’s exploitation of opportunities for tax deductions due to large financial losses have caused many people to close their eyes. Mjelde believes that Trump is above all good at presenting himself as unusually successful.
The president is said to have received $ 72.9 million in tax refunds after declaring large losses of income. But in 2011, the IRS began investigating the refund. If the IRS concludes that Trump received the refund under false pretenses, he may have to repay $ 100 million.
Since 2000, Trump is said to have lost more than $ 315 million on his golf courses in Florida. His Washington hotel, which opened in 2016, has lost more than $ 55 million.
Mjelde believes that it is time for people to understand that the president’s wealth is a game for the gallery.
– We have known for a long time that you are bragging about your success and that you can twist the system. He made this a selling point for himself as early as 2016, says Mjelde.
May be amazed
Unsurprisingly, Democrats were quick to make tough statements after the revelations about Trump’s tax return. Representative Bill Pascrell called Trump the “most corrupt president in the history of the country.”
– As the leader of Congress’s fight to access Trump’s tax returns since February 2017, this article confirms something we feared most. Donald Trump has spent his entire life abusing the tax system to lie, cheat and steal on a scale that is almost unthinkable, Pascrell said.
Democrats look red
Lead researcher Mjelde is surprised that Trump supporters do not perceive what is happening in the same way.
Yes, it amazes me that Trump fans don’t see through him. They see him as someone who fights, but in reality he does not fight for any cause or for the voters, but because someone insulted him, said there was less in his inauguration than Obama, said he was not that rich anyway. Trump’s project is Donald Trump, says Mjelde.
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A good moment
Agder University associate professor Alf Tomas Tønnesen tells Dagbladet that he doesn’t think the revelations that have come in now will have a big impact on the current president. This despite the fact that the election is imminent.
Already on November 3, the United States will elect a president. Despite the uncertainty, Tønnesen is absolutely certain that this is the perfect time for Trump’s opponent.
– It has been known for a long time that it has paid little tax so I’m not sure how new it is and what effect it will have. The information comes at a favorable time for Joe Biden, just two days before the first debate, says Tønnesen.
Will fire everything
However, like Mjelde, he is not sure how damaging the information that has emerged will be to Trump. A scene from the previous election campaign, he still thinks it will stand out once again.
– It is not certain that it will have all the meaning in the world, but it can bring back the comment that Trump made to Hillary Clinton in a debate in 2016 that “he has paid little in taxes and therefore is intelligent”, believe Tønnesen.
For the rest, the associate professor trusts his case when it comes to one thing, and this is how Trump himself will react to the revelations from which they now come. According to Tønnesen, there will be no major changes.
Trump will only dismiss all allegations and claim that the tax authorities have treated him poorly. It is in line with what he usually does, and which he is constantly defending, he says.
