HH: Yeah, youre not shy. Let me ask you this. On the day you declare, how many years of tax returns will you release?
DT: Well, Id certainly go over tax returns, and I will tell you nobody knows the tax return business or world better than me. And you have to understand, Im a businessman, and I work for myself. And I have a phenomenal net worth, and a lot of cash and very little debt, and youd see that. And actually, I did that, you know, Im the only candidate in history that actually submitted his financials the last time, and I didnt run. I actually submitted my financials, because to be honest with you, Im very proud of my financials.
HH: But I mean, would you actually
DT: And my financials now are much better.
HH: Would you release tax returns, though?
DT: I would release tax returns, and I would also explain to people that as a person thats looking to make money, you know, Im in the business of making money until I do this. And if I won, I would make money for our country. I would make so much money for our country that they wouldnt have to cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, that we would be able to have a strong, we would take the jobs back from China. Wed take the jobs back from Mexico. I dont know if you know, the new great abuser in this country is Mexico. Theyre taking our jobs, theyre killing us on the border. People are just fleeing across Mexico. If you want to become a citizen of Mexico, do you know its probably the hardest or one of the hardest nations in the world to become a citizen of? And yet they let people flow across their borders, and they push them through our border, because we dont know what were doing.
HH: I got it, but I want to stay focused on the tax returns. How many years back?
DT: So the answer is yeah, I would do it.
HH: Three years? Five years?
DT: I mean, I would do something, but I will tell you up front, as a private person, Hugh, I would be, and you know, Im very proud of this. I want to pay as little taxes as I can as a private person.
HH: Of course. Of course. Thats the American way, legally.
DT: You know, why should I be, why should I say Im looking to pay a fortune in tax? Its part of the complexity of the tax system.
HH: How many years back would you go on the day you announce? Three? Five?
DT: Oh, I dont know. I mean, I actually have not even thought of that, but I would certainly show tax returns if it was necessary.
HH: At least a couple of years?
DT: Well, what have they been doing? Theyve been really doing one year, other than people that never made anything. But I would certainly, Im very proud of what Ive done. I do pay tax. But Im very proud of what I did. I will say this. You will see piles and piles and piles of paper stacked many feet into the air, because the system is so complex that its disgraceful. And the tax system does have to be changed.
HH: Thats what I, you know, I think two or three years would be great. I think anyone, if you did two or three years
DT:But well take a good, strong look at that, Hugh. I mean, its obviously not something I thought of, but you know, Ive given any real thought to, but I have no objection to certainly showing tax returns.
