Trump Griped Americans Weren't Paying Enough Taxes In 2012

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When it comes to the president, there's always a tweet that can come back to bite.

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A video clip from that year unearthed byeditor John Whitehouse features the then-future president railing against a tax system that he said allowed low-income Americans to pay less in taxes than the wealthy.

That was a big talking point during the 2012 presidential campaign after then-Republican nominee Mitt Romney released tax returns showing he paid an effective 14.1% tax rate. In the “Fox & Friends” clip, co-host Steve Doocy pointed out that half of the country doesn’t pay federal income tax and tossed this softball to Trump: “Is that fair?”

“No, it’s not,” Trump responded. “It’s even more than that, as I understand it, and it’s not fair,” he said.Here's Trump and Fox & Friends in 2012 complaining that too many Americans don't pay enough in taxes

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