(Bloomberg) – Billionaire investor Warren Buffett ripped into Republican Donald Trump Monday over his refusal to release tax returns, his business bankruptcies, and his attack on a fallen soldier's family, repeating a famous phrase from the McCarthy era, “have you no sense of decency, sir?”
Buffett, campaigning on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, challenged Trump to meet him “any place, any time” with a copy of his tax returns. Buffett said he would bring his returns and the two of them would answer questions from the public. He dismissed Trump's contention that he couldn't release them because he's being audited. Buffett said his return is being examined by the Internal Revenue Service as well.
“You're only afraid if you've got something to be afraid about,” Buffett told a cheering crowd in Omaha. “He's not afraid because of the IRS, he's afraid because of you.”
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