Thread: Ann Coulter goes off on Trump over taxes, saying he delivered his 'worst, most tone-d

Ann Coulter goes off on Trump over taxes, saying he delivered his 'worst, most tone-deaf speech'

MAXWELL TANI
Aug 30th 2017 8:30PM

Conservative author Ann Coulter rebuked President Donald Trump over his speech on Wednesday in which he rolled out the broad outline of his tax reform plan.

In a slew of tweets on Wednesday, the firebrand conservative pundit said the president's focus on simplifying the tax code and lowering business taxes to 15% was missing an opportunity to prioritize some of his more incendiary, but unique, policy objectives, including building a southern border wall and deporting immigrants living in the US without permission.

Coulter particularly singled out the similarities between Trump's plan and a hypothetical plan that other Republicans like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush would've put forward.

Indeed, beyond the prominent former Wall Street figures playing key roles in overhauling the tax code, Trump's administration has absorbed some financial figures from Bush's policy world.

Notably, Bush's former senior policy director Justin Muzinich joined the Treasury Department in March to work closely with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on "major policy initiatives" and on tax reform.

Over the past several months, Coulter has increasingly criticized Trump and mocked him on social media and in interviews, saying that he has not fulfilled his anti-immigration campaign promises.

"The millions of people who haven't voted for 30 years and came out to vote for Trump, thinking, 'Finally, here's somebody who cares about us' — Nope!" Coulter told The Daily Beast after former chief strategist Steve Bannon left the White House earlier this month. "Republicans, Democrats — doesn't matter. Jeb exclamation point, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton — doesn't matter. Goldman Sachs is running the country."

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The speech was solely about tax cuts and tax reform, it wasn't about immigration issues or spending or the wall. For Trump it was a short speech, he had a busy day, only 35 minutes long and he spent some time addressing Harvey. The whole point was to make sure the public knew that he still wants the 15% business and corporate tax rate, NOT 25% or 22% or 20% like Ryan and the Swamp want which doesn't solve anything, anything over 15% is just kicking the can down the road.

Originally Posted by Judy

The speech was solely about tax cuts and tax reform, it wasn't about immigration issues or spending or the wall. For Trump it was a short speech, he had a busy day, only 35 minutes long and he spent some time addressing Harvey. The whole point was to make sure the public knew that he still wants the 15% business and corporate tax rate, NOT 25% or 22% or 20% like Ryan and the Swamp want which doesn't solve anything, anything over 15% is just kicking the can down the road.

15% is Trump's baseline, but I don't even thing he really believes he'll get it. Remember, Trump says everything is negotiable. I'm thinking he is throwing the 15% number out there knowing full well it is non-achievable in the current political environment.

15% is what he campaigned on for the business and corporate tax rate. That is the rate he was elected to put in place to bring our industries and jobs back home. It's totally achievable in the current political environment. The question is whether R's in Congress want to bring our good jobs back home to the United States or not. We'll soon find out just how low our Republican Party has sunk.

Originally Posted by Judy

15% is what he campaigned on for the business and corporate tax rate. That is the rate he was elected to put in place to bring our industries and jobs back home. It's totally achievable in the current political environment. The question is whether R's in Congress want to bring our good jobs back home to the United States or not. We'll soon find out just how low our Republican Party has sunk.

Yes, and he also campaigned on a border wall, ending Obamacare, and the immediate ending of DACA. With the exception of DACA, his lack of progress in these areas aren't his fault, but the facts are the facts. I hope he does get the 15% he wants, but I just don't see it happening.

Yes, we'll soon find out if incumbent Republicans deserve a re-elect in 2018 or incumbents replaced and sent packing with their beloved illegal aliens.