Subject: Re: ABC This Week
From: "Sarge, Matthew" <[email-masked]>
To: "Dillon, Lauren" <[email-masked]>
Cc: Comm_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 07:11:17 -0700

He has made similar comments on CNBC on Thursday about his tax plan being open to negotiation.

Trump Explained That His Tax Plan Favoring The Wealthy Did Not Match Up With His Populist Rhetoric Because It Was Just An Opening Bid In A Negotiation. QUESTION: “Mr. Trump, on the tax front, given that you have championed the middle class in so many of your speeches, one of the critiques of the tax plan is that 40% -- about 40% of the tax cuts end up going to the top 1% under the current plan, at least as I understand it. How do you square that?”… TRUMP: “I am so much more into the middle class, who have just been absolutely forgotten in our country. You know, when you put out a tax plan, you are going to start negotiating. You don't say, okay, this is our tax plan, lots of luck, folks. There will be negotiation back and forth. And I can see that going up, to be honest with you. I know I am talking to your folks but in all fairness we are cutting. During a negotiation I could see that going up. I don't want middle to go up at all. But I could see that going up. And I think that probably will happen, because it's a cut for everybody. And, you know, the wealthy have done well. I am not complaining. I will tell you, this has been an unbelievable period of time for me. It's been an unbelievable period of time for other people that I know that are very wealthy. It's, you know, but the middle class -- people haven't had a wage increase. One of the reasons I have 25,000 people showing up to hear me speak at one night -- and we turn away 15,000 people -- is because these workers, these incredible workers, these middle class -- many of them haven't had an effective wage increase in 20 years. And some of them are making less money, many of them are making less money now than they made 20 years ago and they're being taxed at a much higher rate and they're working much harder. It's supposed to be the opposite. You're getting older, you're supposed to be working a little bit less maybe. But these are people who work harder, they have two jobs in some cases and they're making less money than they made 20 years ago. That's why you're wondering what's going on and why they're not liking Republicans or Democrats. I mean, they're not liking either, to be honest with you. They don't like anybody. They don't like conservatives. They don't like liberals. They're people who work very hard. You got a glimpse -- it was a famous clip where Ted Cruz went to a group of people who were trump supporters, and they were -- these were smart people, and I guess you saw the little debate they had on the street.” [Squawk Box, CNBC, 5/5/16]

Trump: “When You Put Out A Tax Plan, You Are Going To Start Negotiating. You Don't Say, Okay, This Is Our Tax Plan, Lots Of Luck, Folks. There Will Be Negotiation Back And Forth. And I Can See That Going Up, To Be Honest With You.”QUESTION: “Mr. Trump, on the tax front, given that you have championed the middle class in so many of your speeches, one of the critiques of the tax plan is that 40% -- about 40% of the tax cuts end up going to the top 1% under the current plan, at least as I understand it. How do you square that?”… TRUMP: “I am so much more into the middle class, who have just been absolutely forgotten in our country. You know, when you put out a tax plan, you are going to start negotiating. You don't say, okay, this is our tax plan, lots of luck, folks. There will be negotiation back and forth. And I can see that going up, to be honest with you. I know I am talking to your folks but in all fairness we are cutting. During a negotiation I could see that going up. I don't want middle to go up at all. But I could see that going up. And I think that probably will happen, because it's a cut for everybody.” [Squawk Box, CNBC, 5/5/16]

On May 8, 2016, at 9:38 AM, Dillon, Lauren <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

I missed the beginning of the Trump interview but came in when he was arguing that his tax plan will be negotiated and not look like what he put out. He claimed it would be a boon for the middle class and raise his taxes. We could/maybe should do a hit on  this. Sounded like he didn’t know his own plan.

On a Fox panel one of the commentators (Kim something?) hit Trump for changing his mind on his tax plan this week.

He was asked about his flip flop on the minimum wage and he said he was open to changing it but he really wanted to bring jobs where people could earn more.

He was asked how he could keep Carrier and other companies here when the products for the Trump Collection aren’t made in the US. He said that the items for his collection aren’t made here and didn’t think it was hypocritical….

There is probably more from this interview so someone should take a second look.