Trump Says Tax Cuts Help 'Ugly Rich Guys'
But that doesn't mean he's heartless. In fact, the president suggested on Monday that the bill is crucial and necessary to ensure the happiness of at least one apparently marginalized community: ugly rich guys.
During a meeting with members of the White House Faith Office, Trump explained that one of the reasons why he insisted on the controversial bill's passage was humanitarian in nature. For ugly rich guys, that is.
Trump explained that the bill is needed to 'make the economy strong' to prevent 'a depression where you people, so rich, so beautiful, so nice to look at, will be totally busted.' He then suggested that the bill would not only benefit billionaires' bottom lines, but also their love lives.
'And let's see how long your wife stays with you. You're beautiful. She'll stay with you for about three weeks, and she'll say, 'Darling, I can't take it anymore. I can't take it anymore, darling. I'm leaving you,'' Trump said. He then explained his thinking by relating a conversation he claimed he had with an apparently ugly rich dude.
'I said to one guy, he's a very, very unattractive man, but he's smart and he's rich,' Trump said. 'And I said, you better hope we get this thing passed because your wife will be gone within about two minutes. He said, 'You're right.''
Trump: I said to one guy, he's a very, very unattractive man, but he's smart and he's rich and I said, you better hope we get this thing passed because your wife will be gone within about two minutes. pic.twitter.com/hTpMen9yRo
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 14, 2025
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For some strange reason, Trump's 'won't somebody think of the unattractive billionaires' claim wasn't exactly the rallying cry he might have expected. And, yes, there was a lot of internet mockery.
Trump's idea of a joke is threatening someone's marriage if his tax cuts don't pass. Misogyny and narcissism in one breath — classic.
— AnatolijUkraine (@AnatoliUkraine) July 14, 2025
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Imagine saying this at a faith luncheon. The man talks like a nightclub promoter
— Miles (@mileslangston_) July 14, 2025
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Ah, yes! The parable of the ugly billionaire. A very moving story about upholding marriage and trickling down jobs to all the poor who make his easy life possible. Tender unto Caesar… unless you are in the B-Club.
— I Reid Enright (@ReidEnright) July 14, 2025
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Trumps shows a clear sign of his complete lack of respect for anyone or anything beyond his own twisted perspective. This isn't just offensive; it's a glaring example of how far he'll go to degrade others for his own amusement, and it shows just how bankrupt his moral compass…
— 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕘𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕥🌴Siegien 🐦📷 (@margaretsiegien) July 14, 2025
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This is a prayer luncheon for faith leaders where Trump is telling this story of an ugly billionaire whose trophy wife might leave him if he didn't get his tax cuts. https://t.co/EX40vbrzj9
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 14, 2025
@RonFilipkowski / @Acyn / C-Span / Via x.com
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