This might end up being the defining—deleted—tweet of the 2018 election.
It's pretty darned clear why it was deleted—it's ridiculous, which Ryan soon found out on Twitter, but it made for a fun Saturday afternoon. At the same time, it provides damned good fodder for the Democrats, because the invitation to compare and contrast is too good to pass up. Here’s what the DNC chose to highlight in an email sent out Monday:
$19,000 – Estimated tax cut Paul Ryan receives from the Trump tax.
$500,000 – A single contribution Paul Ryan got from the Koch brothers after passing the Trump tax.
$3.1 billion – Profit Chevron got from the Trump tax.
$6 billion – A gift Exxon gets from the Trump tax.
$11 billion – Amount Pfizer gained from the Trump tax.
$17 billion – Nearly the total amount Verizon saves due to the Trump tax.
$20 billion – Amount AT&T has already profited from the Trump tax.
$47 billion – Savings Apple could reap from the Trump tax.
$60 billion – Amount Citigroup plans to pay out to their shareholders.
$190 billion – The boost the oil industry got from the Trump tax.
$1.5 trillion – Total cost of the Trump tax, with the top 1% getting more than 80% of the benefits over the next decade.
Priceless – Paul Ryan having to delete a tweet that reveals the truth about the Trump tax, after being ridiculed for being out-of-touch.
Also priceless? Democrats taking back the House in 2019.
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