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And the point of this is the top in this country, people at the top are not burdened the way we suggest. i was in -- >> let me stop you and restate some of that back to you because you're a tax expert and those of us who just pay taxes and aren't experts, i want to say back to them and see if i get it right. if there weren't the alternative minimum tax -- you can tell from this 1040, from his tax return in 2005, if there weren't an alternative minimum tax he'd be paying what percent? >> it's right on line 44, he would have paid $5.3 million, which is 24% of his $152.7 million of positive incom...

I was in -- >> let me stop you and restate some of that back to you because you're a tax expert and those of us who just pay taxes and aren't experts, i want to say back to them and see if i get it right. if there weren't the alternative minimum tax -- you can tell from this 1040, from his tax return in 2005, if there weren't an alternative minimum tax he'd be paying what percent? >> it's right on line 44, he would have paid $5.3 million, which is 24% of his $152.7 million of positive income. that's in large part because he was able to say he had negative income of $103 million. >> so because ...

Alternative minimum tax he paid $36.5 million, not the $38 the white house statement says. they're counting his self-employment tax which is payroll taxes. $36.5 million, he paid 24%. you know who pays 24% in this country? married couples with two incomes like my wife and i who make around $400,000 a year. donald trump and his wife that year made $418,000 a day. and the point of this is the top in this country, people at the top are not burdened the way we suggest. i was in -- >> let me stop you and restate some of that back to you because you're a tax expert and those of us who just pay taxes...

The country has seen an increase in using the name prosecco. the consortium of prosecco producers found the fake stuff was online. clearly they have not talked to elizabeth bran, an expert in these matters. since some folks aren't experts, it makes it easy to produce fine any wine. >> do you think prosecco experts -- >> i'll be your agent. as the nation prepares for obama's final christmas in the white house and the trump's upcoming move, we thought it would be a good idea to bring in an expert on life in the white house, the first lady's man, andy oaks, a friend of the show and offer of "un...

>> i think clearly there is a personal element to it which if true makes obama look fairly petulant. if he's making a decision that has dramatic effects on the peace process and actually blows up the peace process which for decades was premised on the idea that any negotiated settlement would have to happen between both parties. >> now, you talk to folks in the white house, ben rhodes and deputy national security adviser had a conference call yesterday talking about this and said, look, at some point friends have to be honest with friends. they've thumbed their nose at the united states and pr...