Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton picked apart Donald Trump’s economic plan in a major speech today and detailed her own plans for USA trade and tax reform.
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The Democratic presidential nominee sought to seize momentum as Republicans – including Trump – struck an nearly defeatist note about their Election Day chances.
Hillary and Bill Clinton earned $10.6 million a year ago, according to a tax filing released by her campaign Friday that sought to pressure presidential rival Donald Trump to disclose his tax returns. She leads Trump 46% to 33% in a head-to-head match-up in the Old Dominion State, which her running mate, Tim Kaine, is the junior USA senator. Earlier this week he caused a major stir with comments about the Second Amendment that were perceived as advocating violence against Clinton, and found himself facing questions yet again after declaring on Wednesday that President Barack Obama was the “founder” of the Islamic State group – a claim that’s patently false. Let me repeat that: “the Trump family gets a $4 billion tax cut. and 99.8 percent of Americans get nothing”.
Trump’s unusually candid reflections about the uncertainty of his electoral prospects come as he’s struggling to keep the focus on his opponent – Clinton – and avoid distractions. “I will stop any trade deal that kills jobs or holds down wages, including the Trans Pacific Partnership”.
“I oppose it now, I’ll oppose it after the election, and I’ll oppose it as president”, she added.
Vowing she would not allow corporations to receive tax breaks easily and that there would be an “exit tax” for American companies that want to move their headquarters overseas, Clinton said, “Wall Street, corporations, and the super-rich should finally pay their fair share of taxes”.
“These were Hillary Clinton’s strongest words yet against the TPP”, Progressive Change Campaign Committee co-founder Adam Green said in a statement.
Trump, a NY businessman, has refused to release his tax returns, saying they are under audit by the Internal Revenue Service.
Eric Hernandez, 45, a union crane operator from Davison, Michigan, said he had been on the fence about Mrs Clinton, but the speech impressed him.
Clinton’s campaign also released 10 years of returns from running mate Tim Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton. She offered few new details on her own policy, and instead devoted most of her time to slamming Donald Trump’s tax plan, which he discussed Monday.
Of late, Clinton and Trump’s economic comments have largely revolved around a battle over jobs, with each saying that they will usher in vast growth, particularly for those in declining industries and those lacking college degrees. Clinton has led in every survey completed in the state in a head-to-head matchup with Trump by an average of 6.6 points, according to Real Clear Politics.
Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump has acknowledged he could fail in the race for president. After all, Reid’s a truth-teller, just like Trump. Speaking to reporters in Kentucky on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell described Republicans’ chances of keeping control of the Senate after the November elections as “very dicey”.
The Secret Service, tasked with protecting the president and presidential nominees, was taking Mr Trump’s remarks seriously and has spoken with Mr Trump’s campaign about them, CNN reported.
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But he seemed to acknowledge the risk his campaign – and party – was taking.
