Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump’s economic policies Tuesday by claiming they would put Americans further in debt and destroy all the progress the U.S. economy has made since the 2008 financial crisis.
“Just like he shouldn’t have his finger on the button, he should not have his hands on the economy,” Clinton said in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday. “Both liberals and conservatives say Trump’s ideas would be disastrous.”
Clinton zeroed in on the $30 trillion in debt she said Trump’s plans would create over the next 20 years, and also hit the presumptive GOP nominee’s comments that he would deal with the debt by “making a deal” if the economy crashed.
“Well, actually, it’s not like that at all,” the presumptive Democratic nominee retorted. “The full faith and credit of the United States is not something we just gamble away. That could cause an economic catastrophe. And it would break 225 years of ironclad trust that the American economy has with Americans and with the rest of the world.”
She added that “we can’t let these loose careless remarks get any credence in our electorate or around the world.”. According to Clinton, Trump has said that if “worst came to worst” he would sell America’s assets to refinance the debt created by his numerous proposals. She then claimed that if the United States told “all of our aircraft carriers and the Statue of Liberty, even if we let some billionaire turn Yosemite into a private country club” it still wouldn’t pay off Trump’s debt.
Hammering away on Trump’s business savvy, Clinton noted that the billionaire said just week that he would run the United States like he ran his business. Then she pointed to the four bankrupt companies and the hundreds of jobs lost under Trump’s leadership
“Somebody told him he needs to say that he’s not in it for himself anymore, now he’s really in it for America. But he’s doing the exact same thing he’s been doing for years,” Clinton said. “He makes over the top promises that if people stick with him, trust him, listen to him, put their faith in him, he’ll deliver for them. he’ll make them wildly successful. and then everything falls apart and people get hurt.”
In addition to Trump’s business failings, Clinton noted that the business mogul’s personal finances might be in disarray. Despite numerous requests, Trump has yet to release his personal financial disclosure and tax returns, something that is commonplace for all presidential nominees. Clinton suggested that maybe Trump’s taxes reveal he is not a wealthy as he claims, that he has committed tax fraud or that he hasn’t given money to charity as much as he claims, but “whatever the reason, Americans deserve to know before you cast your votes this November.”
Clinton concluded that she has “a lot of faith that the American people will make the right decision. Making Donald Trump our president would undo much of the progress we’ve made and put our economy at risk and beyond that, this election will say something about who we are as a people.”
On Wednesday, Trump is expected to deliver a rebuttal speech in New York City to discuss the “failed policies and bad judgment of Crooked Hillary Clinton.”
Clinton zeroed in on the $30 trillion in debt Trump’s plans would create over the next 20 years, and also hit the presumptive GOP nominee’s comments that the would deal with the debt by “making a deal” if the economy crashed.
“Well, actually, it’s not like that at all,” the presumptive Democratic nominee retorted. “The full faith and credit of the United States is not something we just gamble away. that could cause an economic catastrophe. And it would break 225 years of ironclad trust that the American economy has with Americans and with the rest of the world.”
She added that “we can’t let these loose careless remarks get any credence in our electorate or around the world,” especially because Trump’s contingency plans don’t make much sense. According to Clinton, Trump has said that if “worst came to worst” he would sell America’s assets to refinance the debt created by his numerous proposals. Bu, Clinton claimed that if the United States told “all of our aircraft carriers and the statue of liberty, even if we let some billionaire turn Yosemite into a private country club” it still wouldn’t pay off Trump’s debt.
Hammering away on Trump’s business savvy, Clinton noted that the billionaire said just week that he would run the United States like he ran his business. Then she pointed to the four bankrupt companies and the hundreds of jobs lost under Trump’s leadership
“Somebody told him he needs to say that he’s not in it for himself anymore, now he’s really in it for America. But he’s doing the exact same thing he’s been doing for years,” Clinton said. “He makes over the top promises that if people stick with him, trust him, listen to him, put their faith in him, he’ll deliver for them. he’ll make them wildly successful. and then everything falls apart and people get hurt.”
In addition to Trump’s business failings, Clinton noted that the business mogul’s personal finances might be in disarray. Despite numerous requests, Trump has yet to release his personal financial disclosure and tax returns, something that is commonplace for all presidential nominees. Clinton suggested that maybe Trump’s taxes reveal he is not a wealthy as he claims, that he has committed tax fraud or that he hasn’t given money to charity as much as he claims, but “whatever the reason, Americans deserve to know before you cast your votes this November.”
Clinton concluded that she has “a lot of faith that the American people will make the right decision. Making Donald Trump our President would undo much of the progress we’ve made and put our economy at risk and beyond that, this election will say something about who we are as a people.”
On Wednesday, Trump is expected to deliver a rebuttal speech in New York City to discuss the “failed policies and bad judgment of Crooked Hillary Clinton.”
