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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 08:00 PM Aug 2016

Fox News Turns On Trump And Tells Him To Release His Tax Returns

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/08/05/fox-news-turns-trump-tells-release-tax-returns.html

Even Fox News isn’t buying Donald Trump’s excuses for his refusal to release his tax returns....

However, Donald Trump has already admitted that there is something in his tax returns that he thinks would cost him the election. During an interview with ABC News, Trump suggested that Romney lost the election due to a “couple of legal things” that were in his tax returns. It is a safe bet that Trump brought up Romney’s returns because his also have some “legal things” that could doom his campaign.

Fox News’ daytime programming has been increasingly critical of Trump since sexual predator Roger Ailes was shown the door. Fox News primetime is still populated with uber fanboys O’Reilly and Hannity who will fight to the death for Trump, but during the day, the network has been openly critical of Trump, and rather frank about the fact that his campaign is imploding.

Fox isn’t defending Trump’s decision not to release his tax returns. As the GOP nominee sinks in the polls, it is becoming increasingly clear that both Fox News and the Republican Party are getting ready to abandon Trump and ship him out to sea.


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Fox News Turns On Trump And Tells Him To Release His Tax Returns (Original Post) KamaAina Aug 2016 OP
With Roger Ailes in abeyance, there is a small window of opportunity for honesty. Koinos Aug 2016 #1
Show us the tax returns, Mr. Trump. Now is not too soon. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #2
YOU TUBE video trueblue2007 Aug 2016 #3
Terrific little video PJMcK Aug 2016 #6
That was good. Lochloosa Aug 2016 #11
Mr. Trump is an idiot. .... NO he is EVIL personified. The Anti Christ trueblue2007 Aug 2016 #16
#4.....Russia????? Gabi Hayes Aug 2016 #17
Great video. Remind us that Romney forsaw this disaster Liberal_in_LA Aug 2016 #14
If they do ship him out to sea, can he take all his fans with him? calimary Aug 2016 #4
Fox still get their marching orders from the top. clutterbox1830 Aug 2016 #5
Excellent point, clutterbox1830 PJMcK Aug 2016 #9
I personally suspect that many wealthy Republicans fear that he's too mentally unstable... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #7
Yep, me too. It's disturbing to hear Ilsa Aug 2016 #8
He could just release his 1040 without attachments. unblock Aug 2016 #10
^^^^ YUP^^^^ alittlelark Aug 2016 #12
You know, broken clock and all that. Wednesdays Aug 2016 #13
Not. Even. Faux. News. Will. Support. Him. lindysalsagal Aug 2016 #15

Koinos

(2,792 posts)
1. With Roger Ailes in abeyance, there is a small window of opportunity for honesty.
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 08:04 PM
Aug 2016

That will change when the new despot takes over the newsroom.

PJMcK

(21,921 posts)
6. Terrific little video
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 08:32 PM
Aug 2016

Thanks for posting this, trueblue2007. What a fun explanation of the scope of reasons Donald Trump isn't releasing his tax returns!

Mr. Trump is an idiot.

calimary

(80,700 posts)
4. If they do ship him out to sea, can he take all his fans with him?
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 08:17 PM
Aug 2016

They could start their own country somewhere, with no people of color or uppity women allowed, and I'm sure they'd all live happily ever after.

clutterbox1830

(395 posts)
5. Fox still get their marching orders from the top.
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 08:21 PM
Aug 2016

Even with the daytime anchors. There is no secret that top GOPer want Trump to be replace. They know he watches Fox news religiously. My theory is the network might try to conceive him to resign by bashing him. I have no proof, but they have shown to have ulterior motives when they attack any R. I do not think that will change with Ailes gone.

PJMcK

(21,921 posts)
9. Excellent point, clutterbox1830
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 08:40 PM
Aug 2016

There's an idea floating around in the entertainment business I work in that Roger Ailes replacements are convincing Rupert Murdoch to move Fox News towards a little more reality based reporting. Their marquee names, such and O'Reilly and Hannity, will continue on their right-wing flights of idiocy but the balance of the programming is attempting to make an evolution of sorts while maintaining their "conservative but fair and balanced" perspective.

For clarity, I don't watch Fox News and don't support them because they lie and they suck. But the post-Ailes network will be different and that is interesting to observe.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,847 posts)
7. I personally suspect that many wealthy Republicans fear that he's too mentally unstable...
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 08:35 PM
Aug 2016

... to be put in charge of our military and nuclear arsenal.

Once THEY feel threatened (like during WW2), it's funny how they become team players.

Ilsa

(61,675 posts)
8. Yep, me too. It's disturbing to hear
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 08:39 PM
Aug 2016

people that are regular voters talk about how he's starting to turn his campaign around. Don't they understand that the campaign is just a show, but his insanity is the real Donald and not leaving anytime soon? How can they be that dense?

unblock

(51,974 posts)
10. He could just release his 1040 without attachments.
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 08:49 PM
Aug 2016

The fact that he hasn't done even that means there's something damaging even at a high level.

Just releasing his 1040 wouldn't reveal mob ties or Russian investments or questionable deductions. So the problem has to be something like his income is way lower than it should be for someone with his claimed net worth and/or his actual tax bill was way lower than is politically acceptable.

lindysalsagal

(20,444 posts)
15. Not. Even. Faux. News. Will. Support. Him.
Sat Aug 6, 2016, 11:54 PM
Aug 2016

Hard to believe, but I'll take your word for it rather than suffer through 10 minutes of those clowns.

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