Former President Barack Obama called out Fox News on Wednesday for its gentle coverage of President Donald Trump . And he offered a perfect case in point from this weeks headlines: The revelation in The New York Times that Trump had a previously unknown bank account in China , and that he was paying taxes there when hes paid little to no taxes here in the United States.
Can you imagine if I had had a secret Chinese bank account when I was running for reelection? Obama asked at a rally in Philadelphia . You think Fox News mightve been a little concerned about that? They wouldve called me Beijing Barry!
Obama also noted the Times report that Trump paid just $750 in taxes during his first year in the White House.
My first job was at a Baskin Robbins when I was 15 years old, Obama said. I think I mightve paid more taxes that year working at dispensing ice cream.
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