Trump Entertains Completely Eliminating Federal Income Tax When Asked During Fox News Barbershop Sit-Down: ‘There Is a Way’

During a Fox & Friends segment on Monday, former President Donald Trump visited a Bronx barbershop where he took questions from a friendly group of supporters wearing “Make Barbers Great Again” t-shirts. When the subject of taxes came up, Trump entertained the idea of eliminating federal taxes altogether.

Trump has proposed replacing the federal income tax with tariffs on foreign goods. Economists, however, have said that such a move would actually increase taxes on Americans and reduce the number of full-time jobs. But Trump continued to push the idea:

Questioner: I believe, one of the biggest hurdles we have when it comes to attaining that American dream is overtaxation when it comes to federal taxes. I know we’re going to bring back, I’m sure you’re going to start back up the pipeline. The Keystone pipeline–

Trump: In two minutes.

Questioner: Which is going to generate an abundance of revenue. Also with the tariffs that you’ve spoken of. So, my question is with all this extra revenue we’re going to be bringing into the country. So, do you believe at some point in time we could find a way, once the country is back on its feet and getting enough revenue and paid off our debt, do you think it’s possible to find a way to eliminate federal taxes?

Trump: There is a way. There is a way.

Questioner: And how do you feel about–

Trump: In the old days, when we were smart, when we were a smart country in the 1890s and all, this is when the country was relatively the richest it ever was. It had all tariffs. It didn’t have an income tax.

Questioner: Yes, sir.

Trump: Okay, now we have income taxes and we have people that are dying, they’re paying tax and they don’t have the money to pay the tax. You know, in the old days, 1890, 1880, we had so much money they had to set up committees, blue ribbon committees, how to spend our wealth. We had no idea how to spend, it was so much money. Then we went to the income tax system and the rest is sort of history. But no, there is a way. I mean, if we, if what I’m planning comes out — it’s a great question, by the way.

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