As we told you last night, the New York Times’ report about what President Trump’s tax returns from the mid-80s to the mid-90s show helped give the Resistance something to chew on while their “collusion” narrative continues to evaporate right before their eyes. The funny thing, as Ari Fleischer noted, is that the Times got beaten to the scoop — by Donald Trump himself:

New York Times story on Trump's billion-dollar tax write off was told by Trump 15 years ago on 'The Apprentice' https://t.co/GcDfITH2LN — Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) May 8, 2019

Well look at that:

The state of today's journalism: scooped by reality TV over a decade ago. https://t.co/MbOz8sP3Oc — NoOneOfConsequence (@StarDogCh4mpion) May 8, 2019

You can’t make this stuff up!

I knew parts of the NYT article seemed familiar. https://t.co/6furtFeegc — Lucas Sullivan (@DispatchSully) May 8, 2019

That's what I thought when I first saw it. This is old news. Plus, it reinforces the fact @realDonaldTrump overcame a great deal to get where he is. Thank you, @nytimes for reminding us of Trump's incredible journey. LOL — Mark Anderson (@ispyradio) May 8, 2019

Sometimes media contributions like that should be considered in-kind donations to Trump’s re-election campaign.