It’s a compelling narrative, but it’s not at all clear that it’s true; public opinion surveys show low-income Americans lining up behind Hillary Clinton.
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She blasted Donald Trump’s economic policies as a “retread” of “trickle down economics”. Clinton did not directly address his remarks at the brewery.
Trump has largely avoided policy specifics in his campaign, focusing instead on broad goals.
She is working on a familiar Democratic party theme: that Republican policies only help top income earners. He was speaking to the Detroit Economic Club.
Mook trumpeted Clinton’s own $90 million haul between the campaign and other Democratic committees but added about Trump’s: “This was far more than anyone expected – and should be a wake-up call to all Hillary supporters”.
He also vowed to re-negotiate the decades-old North American Free Trade Agreement and warned that Clinton, if elected, would enact the Obama administration’s Trans Pacific Partnership, which critics argue would create even more disadvantages for the United States in worldwide trade.
“His tax plans would give super big tax breaks to large corporations and the really wealthy”, Clinton said, characterizing the proposals, which include substantial tax cuts, as “trickle-down economics”. He also called for a moratorium on federal regulations, which he framed as strangling businesses.
He did spell out proposed tax brackets and called for greater child care deductions for families.
That single sentence was all Trump had to say, other than to promise more details in the coming weeks as he works on his proposal with his daughter. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details ahead of the speech’s delivery. Seven percent of respondents were undecided.
A string of protests during Donald Trump’s economic speech in Detroit appear to be coordinated. The sign read “Trump Hates You”.
“It’s very important this time that we speak up and get involved”.
Ninivaggi, 51, of Grosse Pointe Farms, said she hasn’t been this involved in politics since 1992.
She wore a T-shirt supporting former presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. “Ours is the campaign of the future”.
As he called for urgent change away from Democratic policies, he envisioned a nation refocused on manufacturing at home and wary of trade deals overseas – a country bearing little resemblance to the globally focused economy of recent years.
Trump’s event will begin at 11:30 a.m.
“I just delivered a major economic speech with concrete solutions to get our country back on track…”
It was unclear what the women were shouting.
Collins said she also was dismayed that Trump minimized the heroism of Sen.
Before the night was through, though, he tweeted that “many people” are saying Clinton is linked to the execution of an Iranian scientist. In a shift from the plan he proposed during the primary season, he increased the tax rate that the highest-earning Americans would pay.
Trump’s 13-person advisory group is exclusively male and staffed with few economists. He’s calling for cutting business taxes, eliminating regulations and boosting domestic energy production. He will also call for the repeal of the estate tax – named the “death tax” by Republican opponents – which now hits a small percentage of high-value inheritances.
Both Addington and Ninivaggi said they are in Detroit today due to their very real fear that Trump could be elected president.
While there, Clinton also plans to meet with health professionals combatting the Zika virus. Bush’s state on Monday and Tuesday. From our beginnings it took us less than 100 years to the pinnacle nation in the world in terms of the economy because we allowed people to do things, we did not dis-incentivize them.
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.
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Most voters had unfavorable opinions of both Clinton, 49-40 percent, and Trump, 57-35 percent.
