“In other words, we punish companies for making products in America – but let them ship products into the USA tax-free if they move overseas”, he said.
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The signatories, some of whom worked for more than one Republican president, included 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 US trade representatives, Carla Hills and Robert Zoelick. He also called for the U.S.to pause its admittance of refugees from war-torn parts of the Middle East in order to protect against terrorist attacks.
Evangelicals overwhelmingly selected Trump on immigration. That’s apparently a reference to a sexually tinged comment Trump made during one of the debates of the GOP primary.
The letter acknowledges that many Americans “have doubts about Hillary Clinton, as do many of us”.
The statement said many Americans are frustrated with the federal government’s failure to solve domestic and global problems.
“Mr. Trump lacks the character, values, and experience to be president”. “All of these are unsafe qualities in an individual who aspires to be President and Commander-in-Chief, with command of the USA nuclear arsenal”.
Clinton has had a fairly consistent lead over Trump in national polls.
The rich will “pay their fair share” but not so much that jobs are destroyed, he told the audience. Former presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush have also withheld their support.
The Republican nominee said he would provide further details on his proposals in the coming weeks. “Some people will clearly endorse her, others will never endorse her, but everyone was united in their belief that Donald Trump is not qualified”.
“It’s all very well planned out”, Trump said after security had led several protesters out.
An analysis of Trump’s and Clinton’s tax plans by the conservative Tax Foundation found that Clinton’s plan would slightly reduce GDP and wage growth, while Trump’s would boost growth but create massive deficits.
Another official who signed the letter told CNN that most signatories travel overseas and interact with current and former world leaders.
The Monmouth University Poll released Monday had the former secretary of State with the support of 46% of registered voters nationally, while Donald Trump had the support of 34%, Libertarian Gary Johnson had 7% backing and the Green Party’s Jill Stein had 2%. Neither signed the letter.
“Just enforcing intellectual property rules alone could save millions and millions of American jobs”.
At the conclusion of the almost hour-long speech, Trump received a standing ovation.
Clinton takes her turn on Thursday, when she also will be in Detroit to lay out her economic agenda in a major address.
“When you look at the families that are feeling the biggest pinch from child care costs, they’re not included here”, Hamm said.
The New York businessman used a speech on the economy to try to turn the page after a week of missteps in which he came under heavy criticism, including from some in his own party, and rival Democrat Hillary Clinton surged ahead in opinion polls with three months to go until the November 8 election.
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“They’re on the wrong side of history”, the adviser said.
