Sorry, Trump, everyone on Twitter still cares about your tax returns
Donald Trump gave his first press conference in seven months on Wednesday, and of course it was dominated by Tuesday's bombshell reports alleging Russian interference in the election and hidden cameras capturing certain liquid-based fetishes.
There was another issue, though, that was very much on everyone's mind even if Trump wouldn't admit it: his tax returns.
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Speculation was rife that the binders full of paper on the dais would offer a torturously belated insight into Trump's financial affairs. Alas, it was not to be. In fact, Trump insisted that no one outside the media could care less about the issue.
“The only one that cares about my tax returns are the reporters,” he said. “I won.”
"I don’t think they care at all. I think you care,” he added, confrontationally.
That doesn't seem to be the case. In fact, many of the 74% of likely voters who said they wanted to see Trump release his returns in an August poll were pretty vocal on Twitter as the conference continued.
#TaxReturns began trending pretty quickly Wednesday morning, amassing 135,000 tweets in the U.S. alone within a couple of hours as people vehemently disagreed with the assertion they weren't interested.
Hey @realDonaldTrump, I am not a reporter and I would like to see your tax returns!
— Marisue (@PastryNerd67) January 11, 2017
@realDonaldTrump I want to see your tax returns. I'm not a reporter nor do I work in media! #taxreturns
— maria phillis (@mariaphillis) January 11, 2017
@BBCBreaking people tweet on his Twitter page asking for his tax returns on a daily basis.
— Karan (@hesterfunnel) January 11, 2017
We all care about your tax returns, you idiot. #TrumpPressConference
— Michael (@Home_Halfway) January 11, 2017
American citizens care far more about your tax returns than we ever did about Obama's birth certificate. #TrumpPressConference
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) January 11, 2017
@realDonaldTrump I am American and would like to see your tax returns, thanks!
— Devon Kors (@DevonKors) January 11, 2017
Hey @realDonaldTrump, I care to see your tax returns so it's not "just the reporters".
— Cinderjaya (@ethnicninja) January 11, 2017
Donald Trump: "The only one who cares about my Tax Returns are reporters." #TrumpPressConference pic.twitter.com/vpTtO85bcW
— MJ⛳️ (@MJGWrites) January 11, 2017
Numerous celebs, writers and politicians were keen to see the returns too.
RT If you wanna see Trumps tax returns
— lily allen (@lilyallen) January 11, 2017
Hey @realDonaldTrump, I am not a reporter and I would like to see your tax returns. PLEASE RETWEET IF YOU AGREE. https://t.co/RjmV5bZrS6
— Jodi Picoult (@jodipicoult) January 11, 2017
RT if you're an american citizen who wants to see @realDonaldTrump's tax returns.
— ADAM ROSE (@RealAdamRose) January 11, 2017
RELEASE YOUR TAX RETURNS
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) January 11, 2017
Trump said Americans don't care about seeing his tax returns. Are you kidding me? RT this if you're one who does.
— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) January 11, 2017
Of course, reporters were interested too. And they took the temperature online.
"Only ones who care about my tax returns are the reporters."
Retweet this if you're not a reporter, but you care about Trump's tax returns.— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 11, 2017
It looks like Trump's tax returns, like many other controversies still swirling, aren't going away soon.
