{"id":2221235,"date":"2024-04-15T11:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-cuban-says-hes-proud-to-pay-288-million-in-taxes-in-slight-to-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:28:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:28:39","slug":"mark-cuban-says-hes-proud-to-pay-288-million-in-taxes-in-slight-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-cuban-says-hes-proud-to-pay-288-million-in-taxes-in-slight-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Cuban expresses pride in paying $288 million in taxes in a subtle jab at Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmark-cuban-says-hes-proud-to-pay-288-million-in-taxes-in-slight-to-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221235&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Billionaire and \u2064Shark Tank co<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">-host<\/a> Mark Cuban proudly announced his commitment to paying taxes each year, contrasting it with \u200cformer President Trump&#8217;s reported actions. Cuban&#8217;s \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">social media<\/a> post<\/a> highlighted Trump&#8217;s minimal tax payments, with an emphasis on his own substantial tax contribution. Cuban&#8217;s stance against Trump aligns with his previous criticisms of \u2064the \u200bformer president. The billionaire \u2064and Shark\u200b Tank co-host, Mark Cuban, recently made a public statement expressing his steadfast dedication to paying taxes annually, drawing a clear\u2063 distinction \u200cbetween his\u200c approach and\u2062 the reported tax practices of former President \u200dTrump. In a social media post, Cuban shed light on Trump&#8217;s minimal tax\u200b payments while underscoring \u200bhis \u200cown\u2064 significant tax \u200bcontributions. This latest \u2062stance against Trump is consistent with Cuban&#8217;s past\u200b criticisms \u2064of the former president.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Billionaire and <em>Shark Tank <\/em>co-host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-cuban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mark Cuban<\/a> stated Sunday he is proud to pay his taxes every year, joking that his social media followers should \u201ctag a former president\u201d who does not.<\/p>\n<p>Cuban\u2019s post on social media was referencing how former President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/1402375\/why-trump-paid-so-little-in-income-taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>declared negative income on his federal returns<\/a> in 2015, 2016, and 2017, with $0 taxable income for each year. These actions by Trump saw him only pay $750 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/happy-anniversary-lincoln-project-founder-rick-wilson-celebrates-7-years-since-390k-tax-lien\/\" title=\"Happy Anniversary! Lincoln Project Founder Rick Wilson Celebrates 7 Years Since 0K Tax Lien\">income taxes<\/a> in 2016 and 2017, as well as paying $0 in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pay what I owe,\u201d Cuban posted on X. \u201cTomorrow I will wire transfer to the IRS $288,000,000.00. This country has done so much for me, I\u2019m proud to pay my taxes every single year. Tag a former president that you know doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>I pay what I owe. <\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow I will wire transfer to the IRS <\/p>\n<p>$288,000,000.00 <\/p>\n<p>This country has done so much for me, I\u2019m proud to pay my taxes every single year. <\/p>\n<p>Tag a former president that you know doesn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jxuICxOIAr\">https:\/\/t.co\/jxuICxOIAr<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Cuban (@mcuban) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcuban\/status\/1779573824318521840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Taxes for most people in the United States are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2965090\/tax-day-everything-to-know-about-taxes-ahead-of-mondays-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>due on April 15 this year<\/a>. Residents in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\">Maine<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/massachusetts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Massachusetts<\/a> meanwhile have until Wednesday because of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>observed holidays<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cuban\u2019s slight against Trump is not the first time he has been critical of the former president, as he stated last month that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2902793\/billionaire-mark-cuban-says-he-will-vote-for-biden-during-white-house-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he intends to vote for President Joe Biden<\/a> even if the president \u201cwas being given last rites.\u201d He also said he would support then-presidential candidate Nikki Haley in the Texas Republican primary, which Trump won on March 5.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toward the end of 2023, it was speculated that Cuban would make a last-minute run for office, as he announced he would leave <em>Shark Tank<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/mark-cuban-announces-departure-shark-tank-16th-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>after its 16th season<\/a>; reports also indicated he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/mark-cuban-to-sell-majority-stake-in-dallas-mavericks-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>planned to sell<\/a> a majority of his stake in the Mavericks basketball team. Cuban confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2449224\/shark-tank-star-mark-cuban-has-no-plans-to-run-for-president-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he\u2019s \u201cnot running\u201d for office<\/a>, and instead is focusing on Cost Plus, his online pharmaceutical company.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party in the 2024 election, is facing a multitude of legal battles while on the campaign trail, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2965878\/trump-team-releases-viral-video-ahead-of-hush-money-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>jury selection for his hush money trial underway<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-cardinal-zen-faces-trial-for-protesting-chinas-abuses-pope-francis-cozies-up-to-the-ccp\/\" title=\"As Cardinal Zen Faces Trial For Protesting China\u2019s Abuses, Pope Francis Cozies Up To The CCP\">trial relates<\/a> to 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide an alleged hush money payment to porn star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stormy-daniels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Stormy Daniels<\/a> in 2016. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Cuban, billionaire and Shark Tank co-host, proudly pays taxes annually, contrasting it with former President Trump&#8217;s reported negative income on federal returns in 2015, 2016. In a social media post, Cuban playfully urged followers to &#8220;tag a former president&#8221; who doesn&#8217;t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2221236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MixCollage-15-Apr-2024-10-33-AM-3178-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2221235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MixCollage-15-Apr-2024-10-33-AM-3178-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2221235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2221236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2221235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2221235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2221235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}