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Donald Trump attempts to reset conversation with economic plan

             /EVAN VUCCI/AP/

Donald Trump attempted to reframe the conversation around his presidential campaign by further outlining his existing plan to kick-start the economy.


Republican Donald Trump sought to regain momentum for his White House campaign on Monday by proposing sweeping tax breaks, cuts to federal regulations and a revival of the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline project.

"Detroit was once the economic envy of the world. The people of Detroit helped power America to its position of global dominance in the 20th century," Trump said. "But for many living in this city, that dream has long ago vanished."

''When we abandoned the policy of America First, we started rebuilding other countries instead of our own. The skyscrapers went up in Beijing and in many other cities around the world while the factories and neighborhoods crumbled in Detroit."

Trump criticized Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, citing a Washington Post article that noted Clinton did not fulfill a campaign promise to create hundreds of thousands of jobs in upstate New York.

“She is the candidate of the past. Ours is the campaign of the future,” Trump said of Clinton. “Every policy she has tilts the playing field at your expense.”

But his speech was interrupted, and interrupted, and interrupted again, as approximately 17 organized protesters were escorted out of the Detroit venue for disrupting his speech Monday.


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