Talk show host Trevor Noah called out former President Donald Trump, saying he benefited from New Jersey's "serial killer" tax law after it emerged that he had likely buried his ex-wife Ivana Trump on his golf course for the tax breaks.
Speaking on The Daily Show, the incredulous Noah said that "All this tax break does is incentivize you to be a weirdo" before launching into a more pointed criticism of the tax dodge.
You can hear what he said in the video below.
Noah said:
“Wow. Wow, wow, wow, wow."
" A lot of people say, ‘I’ll pay taxes over my dead body.’ Trump means it ― for someone else’s body.”
“All this tax break does is incentivize you to be a weirdo. Who came up with this?"
"It almost feels like the law was written by a serial killer. Just like: ‘There should be a law that if you bury a body in your yard, you don’t have to pay taxes anymore'.”
Many concurred with Noah's assessment and offered their own criticisms of the Trump family following the segment.
\u201cWhy was he even in charge of her burial? I guess it was up to the kids, which daddy toddler took away to do himself. \n\nTrevor Noah Didn\u2019t Think It Was That Funny That Trump May Have Buried Ivana On A Golf Course For A Tax \u2018Scam\u2019 (Well, Maybe A Little)\n https://t.co/wrQEeIfABA\u201d— MysterC (@MysterC) 1659418848
\u201cTrevor Noah Appalled by Trump\u2019s Ivana Golf Course Burial Tax \u2018Scam\u2019\nhttps://t.co/nDPyYhIHLe\\n\nWHAT DO WE EXPECT? TRUMP HAS BEEN A CROOK ALL HIS LIFE. HE IS RACKETEER WITH LINKS TO THE MOB, AS WELL.\u201d— Nuevo Milenio Radio (@Nuevo Milenio Radio) 1659410458
\u201cHe was granted permission for 10 \u201cburial plots\u201d on golf property How is this possible? So the \u201cback 40\u201d is a cemetery I guess! Who else is going in the plots & u know he\u2019s getting a tax break. #scum\u201d— Betsy Keppel (@Betsy Keppel) 1659456795
\u201cTrevor Noah Appalled by Trump\u2019s Ivana Golf Course Burial Tax \u2018Scam\u2019 https://t.co/mhA7QDwJAk no surprise how low he will go for money but it should be illegal or everyone will want to bury someone on their property\u201d— debbie leffel (@debbie leffel) 1659434259
\u201cI've been promised a big bonus for this stroke of tax genius.\nhttps://t.co/jngURAXsPp\u201d— Allen Weisselberg (AKA Executive 1) (@Allen Weisselberg (AKA Executive 1)) 1659405932
\u201cWe all should be.\n\nTrevor Noah Appalled by Trump\u2019s Ivana Golf Course Burial Tax \u2018Scam\u2019 https://t.co/v4UId4rIKu\u201d— Jamesmarshman (@Jamesmarshman) 1659451426
\u201cSadly, this is right on brand for the former guy...\n\nhttps://t.co/bLKcL5ychx\u201d— Kris Levi (@Kris Levi) 1659410104
\u201c@TheDailyShow\n\nThose in the know say Ivana was cremated. So yeah, it just keeps getting worse. \n\nTrevor Noah Appalled by Trump\u2019s Ivana Burial Tax \u2018Scam\u2019\n\nhttps://t.co/mnAFns395w\u201d— Natalie H.\u270c \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6Proud Canadian! \ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89 (@Natalie H.\u270c \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6Proud Canadian! \ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89) 1659445845
Ivana Trump died of blunt impact injuries following a fall down a flight of stairs in her Manhattan home late last month. Donald Trump had her buried at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey.
After news outlets like Insider reported the New Jersey state tax code states any land dedicated to cemetery purposes is exempt from all taxes, rates and assessments, people wondered if Trump family businesses stood to financially benefit from her final resting place.
In fact, per the tax code, burying the ex-Mrs. Trump on the grounds of the golf course would make the business exempt from property, income and sales taxes.
The tax code also states cemetery companies are also exempt from real estate taxes, rates, and assessments or personal property taxes on their lands.
But it goes even further, exempting them from business taxes, sales taxes, income taxes, and inheritance taxes.
Trump had long considered constructing a mausoleum on the property. An NPR report from 2012 noted the proposal, which was later expanded to include a cemetery of more than 1,000 graves, had received considerable pushback from local residents.
