Trump was also set to end environmental regulations established by President Barack Obama, seek to restart the Keystone XL pipeline project, and withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement, according to an outline of his speech his campaign provided.
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In response to Trump’s comments on Saturday, the Clinton campaign issued a statement that read, “It’s unfortunate that Trump’s only method of dealing with his own disastrous week is to lash out with more absurd personal attacks”, The Associated Press reported.
Mr Trump has seen his poll numbers plummet against Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton in recent days.
U.S. media reported that he also will propose to make child-care expenses tax-free, or to cap those costs at 10 percent of a family’s income. It also comes after he slogged through perhaps his worst week as a candidate, getting entangled in a fight with the Muslim parents of an American soldier slain in Iraq in 2004 and sparring with Republican Party leaders.
Trump’s ratings in general haven’t worsened — they just haven’t improved since he claimed the Republican nomination.
Delivering his speech from a teleprompter at a downtown convention center, Trump was interrupted every few minutes by protesters – all women – who stood on chairs and shouted at him before being pulled out of the room by security guards.
Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally in Harrisburg on July 29 and Donald Trump during a one-on-one interview with ABC27 News at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg on August 1.
Trump’s plans also include proposing a 15 percent corporate tax rate, an idea that is on his website.
Donald Trump is focusing his economic message on boosting jobs and making the country more competitive on a global stage by cutting business taxes, reducing regulations and increasing domestic energy production. A Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Sunday gave his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, an eight-point lead, 50 percent to 42 percent. Trump’s proposal to allow families to avoid paying taxes on child care expenses would likely help more affluent households because more than 40 percent of taxpayers don’t make enough money to owe taxes to the federal government at the end of the year.
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania has Clinton up by more than 10 points.
A wealthy businessman seeking his first public office, Trump seeks to counter Clinton’s argument he is out of touch with the problems of working families.
Clinton supported the TPP as secretary of state, but announced her opposition last October, saying it failed to meet her test of providing good jobs, raising wages and protecting national security.
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At campaign events last week, Clinton questioned Trump’s commitment to creating American jobs by highlighting his use of outsourcing at his companies. Late on Friday, he said he supported all three.
