Trump moves haphazardly toward Tax Cuts 2.0

Published September 15, 2019 4:00am ET



President Trump is putting together a proposal for a second round of tax cuts to fortify his reelection platform, but the effort is coming together only hesitatingly and faces uncertain buy-in even among Republicans.

“It will be a very substantial tax cut for middle income folks who work so hard,” Trump said Thursday of his plans to create a middle-class tax cut, speaking during a retreat for House Republicans in Baltimore. He added that the tax cut would be “very, very inspirational” but did not mention any further details.

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