Trump's long-held assertion that no-one cares about his tax returns was slammed yet again Tuesday night, when the internet went wild in response to one reporter teasing a big IRS-shaped revelation.

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"Breaking; We've got Trump tax returns," MSNBC host Rachel Maddow tweeted at 7:30 p.m. ET, promising more information on air at 9.

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She didn't specify which returns, or even which Trump, but her words lit up Twitter. Within minutes, her surname was trending with well over 100,000 tweets as speculation ran rife.

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The GIF reactions alone gave a taste of the palpable excitement.

@maddow Whaaaaaat? pic.twitter.com/1XLGs9Tiig

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) March 14, 2017

.@maddow pic.twitter.com/ih9qzFRlKn

— Jake Woolf (@jakewoolf) March 14, 2017

@maddow oooohhhhh chile... gets tea ready! pic.twitter.com/IV3bq2i2dk

— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) March 14, 2017

@Green_Footballs @maddow @voicefeed pic.twitter.com/0xauYJoO40

— This Is Not Normal (@NetworkJunkyz) March 14, 2017

@maddow eagerly waiting for this, who's with me? pic.twitter.com/wbSJiyryR2

— AJ Joshi (@AJ) March 14, 2017

@maddow no doubt the first thing trump will complain about is the leaks pic.twitter.com/dF3bUgjhIL

— AJ Joshi (@AJ) March 14, 2017

@maddow every journalist at 9 pm pic.twitter.com/1HJMycxAo6

— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 14, 2017

@JanuszMichallik @maddow pic.twitter.com/MNnI7GyRPY

— Tyler Conroy🎶 (@tyvid5) March 14, 2017

@tyvid5 @JanuszMichallik @maddow pic.twitter.com/IG5F9skFOX

— NebG (@nebiyoumg) March 14, 2017

Whatever Maddox has her hands on, the internet is all ears.

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