Bernie sanders blasts Trump as corporate socialist over his tax returns

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senator Bernie Sanders accused Donald Trump of being a corporate socialist in the wake of revelations that allege he has been dodging paying federal income tax for years. Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed billionaire, received a $72.9 million tax refund from the IRS while not paying a nickel in federal income taxes in 10 out of 15 years," Mr Sanders wrote. Included in the report are allegations - based on tax documents obtained by the Times - that the president only paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, that he spent $70,000 to take care of his hair, that he pays more money in taxes to several foreign nations than he does to the country he leads and that he collected a $73m refund from the IRS after a years-long dispute, among other claims. The US Government Accountability Office issued a report in 2019 showing that just four trips Mr Trump took to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida cost federal agencies $13.6m.