A tweet by Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice First presidential debate to cover coronavirus, Supreme Court Harris joins women's voter mobilization event also featuring Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda MORE (D-Calif.) referring to the GOP tax cuts signed into law by President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE as "a middle-class tax hike" was slammed by a Washington Post fact-checker as “nonsensical and misleading."

The Wednesday posting by the fact-checker, Glenn Kessler, was addressing a comment this week by Harris, a 2020 presidential candidate, about the Republican tax cuts signed into law in late 2017.

“The average tax refund is down about $170 compared to last year. Let’s call the President’s tax cut what it is: a middle-class tax hike to line the pockets of already wealthy corporations and the 1 percent,” Harris wrote in a tweet to her 2.34 million followers.