WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Appearing alongside Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Monday, Billionaire investor Warren Buffett challenged her general election opponent Donald Trump to release his tax returns.
Buffett spoke at a Clinton campaign rally in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, and offered to meet Trump 'any time, any place' to compare their returns.
'You're only afraid if you got something to be afraid about,' Buffett said. 'He's not afraid of the IRS. He's afraid because of you. I will meet him in Omaha or Mar-a-Lago or he can pick the place.'
'We're both under audit,' he added. 'And believe me, nobody will stop us from talking about what's on those returns. Send the word to him, if you will.'
Trump has steadfastly refused to release his tax returns, repeatedly citing an ongoing audit by the Internal Revenue Service.
The Trump campaign noted that the real estate tycoon has filed financial disclosure forms with the Federal Election Commission, but Buffett argued that is not enough.
'As someone who's filled out financial statements and someone who has filled out an income tax return, I call tell you, they are two very different animals,' Buffett said. 'You will learn a whole lot more about Donald Trump if he produces his income tax return.'
The Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO also attacked Trump for his comments about the parents of Army Capt. Humayun Khan, who was killed in Iraq in 2004.
'How in the world can you stand up to a couple of parents who have lost a son and talk about sacrificing because you were building a bunch of buildings?' Buffett said. 'I ask Donald Trump: have you no sense of decency, sir?'
Buffett invoked the controversial McCarthy hearings of the 1950s in his criticism of Trump's attacks on Khizr and Ghazala Khan.
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