Paying zero in taxes doesn't make you "smart."

It makes you a tax evader. https://t.co/g9nQkSRvTB [1]

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016 [2]

To say Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton got heated during tonight's presidential debate would be an understatement. One moment that stood out? While Trump has famously not released his tax returns — unlike every presidential candidate in the last 40 years — Clinton suggested [3] it was because he "has paid nothing in federal taxes." Interrupting her, Trump rebuffed, "That makes me smart." And there you have it: Trump potentially just admitted to not paying federal taxes and said not doing so means he is smart.

Understandably, people tore Trump's admission apart on Twitter.

Basically https://t.co/oJEC6CHaGT [4]

— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) September 27, 2016 [5]

Trump: 'My Tax Returns Were Destroyed In Benghazi' #debates [6]

— Onion Politics (@OnionPolitics) September 27, 2016 [7]

Hillary: Trumps tax returns probably show that he is a trash human being.

Trump: That makes me smart.

Humans: That makes you evil.

— Joanna Simkin (@JoannaSimkin) September 27, 2016 [8]

not paying taxes "makes me smart," Trump says.
Has a POTUS nominee - a republican, much less - ever before bragged about not paying taxes?

— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) September 27, 2016 [9]