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Donald Trump's campaign says that the Republican presidential candidate knows "far better than anyone" the intricacies of the tax code.

That statement is in response to a bombshell report by the New York Times that obtained a portion of Trump's tax returns from 1995, which appeared to show a nearly $916 million loss so large that Trump could have legally paid no federal income tax for up to 18 years.

"Mr. Trump knows the tax code far better than anyone who has ever run for President and he is the only one that knows how to fix it," the campaign said in a statement.

Trump has also been a major critic of taxpayers and taxes in general. In the wake of the Times story, the Twitter hashtag #lasttimetrumppaidtaxes shot to the top of trending topics.

But here is Trump's Twitter history on taxes:

HALF of Americans don't pay income tax despite crippling govt debt...http://t.co/gDAUj0Kt — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 23, 2012

The hedge fund guys (gals) have to pay higher taxes ASAP. They are paying practically nothing. We must reduce taxes for the middle class! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2015

Mitt Romney,who totally blew an election that should have been won and whose tax returns made him look like a fool, is now playing tough guy — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2016

Facebook billionaire gives up his U.S. citizenship in order to save taxes. I guess 3.8 billion isn't enough for (cont) http://t.co/xaPBfxlm — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 14, 2012

The @washingtonpost loses money (a deduction) and gives owner @JeffBezos power to screw public on low taxation of @Amazon! Big tax shelter — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2015

Yesterday was @BarackObama's favorite day of the year--he collects our taxes to redistribute. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 18, 2012

@BarackObama who wants to raise all our taxes, only pays 20.5% on $790k salary. http://t.co/bqF26mQf Do as I say not as I do. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 13, 2012

To the geniuses at 'Americans United for Change': the more you tax me the less people I employ. Get it? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 7, 2012

So generous and pious! After spending millions of our tax dollars on his campaign through travel, @BarackObama donated to himself. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2012

Flashback – Jeb Bush received a $4M tax payer bailout in 1990 http://t.co/R2bpNbRQRX Guess who was POTUS then? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2015