President Donald Trump on Oct. 14 touted his administration’s accomplishments on the economy, claimed the policies proposed by Democrats would lead to a “steep depression,” and characterized the Nov. 3 presidential election as a choice between “a socialist nightmare and the American dream.”
In the 2020 election, “the choice facing America is simple. It’s the choice between historic prosperity under my pro-American policies, or very crippling poverty and a steep depression under the radical left. And that’s what you'll have, is a depression,” he told the Economic Clubs of New York, Pittsburgh, Florida, Washington, Chicago, and Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in the White House Rose Garden speech.
“I will deliver optimism, opportunity, and growth. They will deliver pessimism, stagnation, decline, and very high taxes.
“Simply put, it’s a choice between a socialist nightmare and the American dream.”
Trump said if he wins his reelection battle, he would continue lowering taxes for businesses and families, would seek to reduce U.S. dependence on Chinese manufacturing, and bring jobs back to the United States.
“We are going to be cutting taxes further, and that includes business taxes, but it includes especially middle-income taxes,” he said. “We are low taxes. We are going to continue to be low taxes.”
That includes reducing individual taxes by about $1.25 trillion, tax breaks of roughly $50 billion, expanding Opportunity Zones that allow investors to cut taxes by around $50 billion, and increasing expensing for essential industries that would slash taxes by around $350 billion.
The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to raise or lower taxes, so Trump’s and Biden’s economic agendas would be subject to the dynamics of which party controls the House and the Senate.
Trump also said in his remarks Oct. 14, “We will make America into the manufacturing superpower of the world, ending reliance on China once and for all.”
He said he would reward companies that move their jobs to the United States and punish firms that oppose the measure.
“We will keep taxes low for companies that move jobs to America, and we'll impose steep tariffs on any company that leaves,” he said. “They want to leave? They want to make our product and then sell it back after firing everybody? Not going to happen. They will be tariffed.”
“We must allow lower-risk Americans to resume normal activity,” he said. “The unscientific lockdowns pushed by left-wing politicians are needlessly destroying millions of lives. They decimate livelihoods and lead to suicide, drug overdose, depression, heart disease, delayed medical treatments, and reduced life expectancy.”
Trump also issued a warning that if he loses the election, then “China will own the United States.”
“China unleashed the virus onto the world, and only a Trump administration will hold them accountable,” he added.
