Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump says his tax rate is “none of your business,” but promises he doesn’t have “Swiss bank accounts” or “offshore accounts.”
ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos pressed Trump via phone over the ongoing issue of his unreleased tax returns on “Good Morning America” Friday.
Trump has repeatedly refused to release his tax returns while they are under audit.
Stephanopoulos asked Trump, “Yes or no: Do you believe voters have a right to see your tax returns before they make a final decision?”
“I don’t think they do. But I do say this, I will really gladly give them,” Trump answered, adding, “I have no problem, and it should be and I hope it’s before the election.”
Stephanopoulos explained that America voters can learn a lot about a candidate by examining the tax returns and that his tax rate is an important fact for any candidate to reveal.
“You’ll see it when I release but I fight very hard to pay as little tax as possible,” Trump said.
Trump then compared his situation to Hillary Clinton’s email and Goldman Sachs situations, both of which have caused controversy for the Clinton campaign.
“I sort of have to laugh when Clinton says it, Mrs. Clinton said I should give my tax returns. What about all the e-mails or missing Goldman Sachs speeches?” Trump said.
The conversation between Stephanopoulos and Trump got a tad heated, with the GOP presumptive nominee accusing the “GMA” host of being good friends with Clinton.
Stephanopoulos fact checked Trump several times throughout the conversation.
Check out the video below.