President was warned as early as january of this year this pandemic would be potentially the 1918 flu pandemic that killed at least 50 Million People worldwide and hundreds of thousands of people here in the United States. Listen to this. It was said his contacts in china told him this is going to be like the 1918 spanish flu pandemic. That killed 675,000 people in this country. It was the stunning moment in the trump presidency, and i think in american history, because he then went on to publicly dismiss the virus and he knew that this was a pandemic coming. This is january 28th . Yes. Now with nearly 200,000 americans dead from covid over the past six months, the president is holding his first Major Campaign rally in three months indoors. Going against all the guidelines set by his own White House Coronavirus task force. Jeremy diamond is outside the trump event in nevada for us. Also with us is maeve reston, joining us from las vegas. Jeremy, the rally is expected to start in about
Azerbaijan flare up with deadly consequences. Good to have you with us. Were just weeks before the u. S. Election. An explosive report from the New York Times it putting the spotlight on president Donald Trumps tax returns. During an examination of more than two decades of filings, the report found mr. Trump paid no taxes for 10 out of the 15 years before his election. And he paid just 750 in 2016 and again that same amount in 2017. The report catalogs years of business losses and hundreds of millions of dollars of outstanding debts mr. Trump must repay in the next few years. He dismisses the report. Its fake news. Totally fake news. Made up. Fake. We went through the same stories you could have asked me the same questions four years ago. I had to litigate this. Totally fake news. Actually, i paid tax, and youll see that once my tax returns its under audit. Theyve been under audit for a long time. The irs does not treat me well. Cnns john harwood has further details the times report. R
Among the many revelations, he paid no federal income taxes at all for many years. He denied the allegation sunday evening, using a familiar refrain. Its fake news. Its totally fake news. Made up. Fake. We went through the same story you could have asked me the same questions four years ago, i had to litigate this and talk about it. Totally fake news. No, actually, i paid tax, but and youll see that as soon as my tax returns are its under audit. Theyve been under audit for a long time. The irs does not treat me well. Just a quick fact check here, an irs audit does not prevent the release of tax returns. But there is so much more. The times report details mr. Trumps extensive financial losses, even when he was campaigning for president as a successful businessman. It also raises questions about potential conflicts of interest. Cnns john harwood has more. Reporter on the evening of the first president ial debate between donald trump and joe biden, a bombshell report in the New York Times
Might take questions, if he does, we imagine they will largely focus instead on his taxes. The New York Times reports it got ahold of more than two decades of the president s federal tax returns. Nbc news has not seen the documents. According to the times, in 2017, his first year in office, the president of the United States and selfproclaimed billionaire, paid 750 in federal income taxes. 750. In 11 of the last 18 years, the paper examined, the president paid no federal income tax at all. Nothing. The times says he reduced his tax bill with questionable measures, including a 72. 9 million tax refund. That refund is currently under audit. The reporting also shows the president wrote off personal lifestyle expenses as business expenses. Including 70,000 for hairstyling, the use of his private jet, and 100,000 to a hair and maikel artist for his daughter ivanka trump. There are details as well about the president appearing to pay ivanka trump consulting fees while she was an employee of
Everything possible to make sure everyone is taking all precautions possible. Geoff bennett is at the white house, msnbc contributor jake sherman is on capitol hill. Mike memoli is following the Biden Campaign in grand rapids, michigan. Nbc Senior Business correspondent Stephanie Ruhle has her eye on the markets for us this hour. Geoff, lets start with you. Chief of staff mark meadows a few moments ago walking out to that group of reporters without wearing a mask again, saying he fully expects there will be more positive cases in the president s orbit over the next few days. What else did we learn from mark meadows . Reporter he said President Trump is in good spirits. He described him as being energetic. He said President Trumps first question to him when they spoke by phone this morning was how is the economy doing. Mark meadows also confirming on the record President Trump is experiencing mild symptoms as he put it. He said hes optimistic he will make a quick and speedy recovery. Ev