Revelations that Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE may have avoided paying federal taxes for nearly two decades are unlikely to hurt his candidacy, House Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wis.) said Monday.

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The New York Times reported Saturday that a $916 million loss Trump reported on his 1995 income tax returns could have allowed him to legally avoid paying any federal income tax for up to 18 years.

But while Democrats have used the story as ammo against the Republican presidential nominee, Ryan said he doesn't think Trump will lose support.

"I don't think it's harmful. I think people who don't like him are going to continue disliking him," Ryan told the Detroit Free Press.

Ryan added that "the numbers are big because he's a multi-billionaire."

The Times obtained fragments of Trump’s 1995 tax records, not previously released, that show the celebrity businessman reported a federal adjusted gross income loss of $915.7 million in the wake of financial struggles at three Atlantic City casinos, his airline business and purchase of Manhattan’s Plaza Hotel.