AOC's Debate Tweet Threw Major Shade At Chris Wallace

Another major criticism congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared on social media about President Donald Trump was about something that happened before the first debate, but was nevertheless a major issue on the minds of viewers. Mere hours before the debate, the New York representative tweeted to point out the contrast between the response to her past proposals in light of Trump's tax returns, which were published by The New York Times on September 27, 2020.

"The nerve of people who ask 'how are you going to pay for it?' whenever we propose building advanced public education, healthcare, & climate infrastructure yet defend a system where Trump pays $750 in taxes and Amazon pays none is beyond me," tweeted Ocasio-Cortez. For many, the New York Times report confirmed long-held suspicions of Trump's precarious financial history, revealing "hundreds of millions of debt" and "vast write-offs."

As The Week noted, debate moderator Chris Wallace attempted to ply a confirmation of the $750 amount Trump paid in taxes in both 2016 and 2017, his first year in office. Trump refused to answer the question during the debate, and instead used a well-worn refrain in which he insisted he could not release his tax returns to the public due to an ongoing audit by the IRS.

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