Trump Dismisses ‘New York Times’ Report That He Paid Little In Federal Income Taxes

President Trump takes a question during a news conference at the White House on Sunday, where he dismissed reporting from the “New York Times” that he has paid little or no federal income taxes in recent years as “fake news.”

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Updated at 8:40 p.m. ET

A New York Times investigation published on Sunday said that President Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes each year in 2016 and 2017, which the president denied at a news conference using a familiar retort: “fake news.”

The Times cites Trump’s long-sought-after tax returns, further reporting that he paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years as Trump reported massive losses to his businesses.