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Trump trolled for spending $70K on hair during 'The Apprentice', Internet says it could fund a family for a year

The much-anticipated tax returns of POTUS also showed that nine Trump entities paid nearly $100,000 to his daughter Ivanka Trump's hair and makeup stylist

In a bombshell of a report published by The New York Times on Sunday, September 27, it was revealed that President Donald Trump avoided paying federal income taxes for 10 of the last 15 years. He also wrote off more than $70,000 spent on getting his hair done while on 'The Apprentice' as a business expense. 

The report was compiled by the Times after obtaining the much-anticipated tax returns of POTUS which showed that nine Trump entities paid nearly $100,000 to his daughter Ivanka Trump's hair and makeup stylist. The expenses were written off as business costs, which contributed to the reduction of the president's tax bill. In 2016 and 2017, Trump paid only $750 in federal taxes despite claiming to be a billionaire. The reason cited by his businesses for not paying taxes was that his businesses incurred major losses and "he reported losing much more money than he made", the NYT report read. 

Apparently, his Washington DC hotel lost $55.5M while his golf courses reported losses of at least $315.6M, according to NYT. When Trump was questioned about the damning report, he denied it. "It's totally fake news. Made up, fake," Trump said. "Actually I paid tax." He also accused the IRS of mistreating him during his Sunday press conference. "The IRS does not treat me well, they treat me like the Tea Party," he said. "You have people in the IRS that treat me very badly."

When he was pressed by reporters on a ballpark figure on how much taxes he paid over the last few years, Trump refused to give a number and instead said, "You'll see that as soon as my tax returns – it's under audit for a long time."

After the report came out, former director of Office of Government Ethics, Walter Shaub, tweeted: "Remember the reaction when John Edwards was caught paying $400 for a haircut? Trump paid $70,000 on hair care. How is that even possible? Does that thing sitting on his head eat Pangolins and colossal squid eggs?" Others also soon weighed in on this. "Im an electrician. I can’t deduct tools or fuel. Trump can deduct $70,000 for the world’s worst haircut," one wrote, while another remarked, "Does @POTUS realize that the $70,000 for haircuts so he can preen in front of a mirror is just shy of the median family income last year at $75k? His hair bill could fund an average American family for a year."

A fourth said, "Teachers have a maximum tax credit of $250 for buying classroom supplies. Supplies they’re forced to buy because schools are underfunded. Donald Trump wrote off $70,000 in haircuts. The tax code is rigged to help the wealthy pay as little as possible while we pick up the tab." A fifth noted, "Please enlighten me as to which tax code would ever legally allow a $70,000 deduction for haircuts and styling... Sidenote: unless DJT asked for a hairstyle that resembles roadkill, that stylist might very well be a bigger crook than him..."

This was followed by an endless range of memes and gifs on Twitter. One said, "Pays $750 in Taxes, buys a $70,000 Haircut and the results shows..." Another said, "This twat paid $70,000 in haircuts? What a tool!" One more wrote, "Would not have picked this out of a lineup as the $70,000 haircut." One posted a picture of Trump and wrote, "$70,000 in haircut expenses for this..."