“All we have to do is stop relying on the exhausted voices of the past”, he told the audience. Trump wants to build a wall between the U.S and Mexico and now says he wants to suspend immigration from “terror countries” – though he has yet to say what those are. “It can be done, and it won’t even be that hard”, he said.
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Turning to taxes, Trump said no business should pay more than 15 percent of its income in taxes, a major drop from the current 35 percent corporate tax rate.
“Donald Trump’s plan is just a repackaging of trickle-down economics and it doesn’t help our economy or the vast majority of Americans”, Clinton said on Monday via its official Twitter account. First was Trump’s mocking of a reporter with disabilities.
The 70-year-old billionaire also proposed repealing the estate tax, a controversial levy on estates of the deceased valued at more than $5.45 million. Collins said the Trump’s allegations against the judge “demonstrated a profound lack of respect not only for the judge but also for our constitutional separation of powers, the very foundation of our form of government”.
During his speech, Trump paused to let the disruption subside several times and occasionally continued speaking through protesters as the audience offered him applause and standing ovations.
The lifelong Republican from ME has penned a scathing review of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, questioning his suitability for the Oval Office.
Amiri’s case indirectly found its way into the spotlight past year with the release of State Department emails sent and received by Clinton.
Three incidents in particular have led me to the inescapable conclusion that Mr. Trump lacks the temperament, self-discipline and judgment required to be president.
Sen. Susan Collins, one of the most moderate Republicans in the Senate, said Monday she will not be voting for Donald Trump for president.
“None of us will vote for Donald Trump”, said the statement, which noted that some signatories also have doubts about Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. “I revere the history of my party, most particularly the value it has always placed on the worth and dignity of the individual, and I will continue to work across the country for Republican candidates”, she said.
Trump repeatedly used Detroit as an example of how Democratic policies – supported by his opponent, Hillary Clinton – have devastated American manufacturing.
Scott Rigell (R-VA), who is supporting Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson, as well as an open letter signed by senior foreign policy officials from past Republican administrations declaring their belief that Trump is a threat to national security.
Former CIA director Michael Hayden signed the letter saying Trump would be a risky president.
They served under Republican presidents from Richard Nixon to George W Bush.
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The signatories of the statement, some of whom worked for more than one Republican president, include former Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael Hayden, who also headed the National Security Agency; former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff; former Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte; and two former U.S. trade representatives, Carla Hills and Robert Zoelick.
