Donald Trump Just Told a Huge Lie: ‘My Opponent Has No Child Care Plan’
Lies Are Typical for Trump, but This One Is Blatantly False
Donald Trump minutes go uttered an insane lie. The Republican presidential nominee announcing a child care plan, claimed Hillary Clinton has none.
“My opponent has no child care plan,†Trump told supporters in Pennsylvania Tuesday evening. “She never will, and if it ever evolves into a plan it will never get done anyway. All talk, no action.â€
Trump: “Families with a stay-at-home parent will be able to fully deduct the average cost of child care from taxes.” https://t.co/9U5geMt3j3
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 14, 2016
In fact, however, Clinton has long had an exceptional child care plan, one that the Washington Post detailed in May.
Unsurprisingly, Trump’s plan is several decades behind reality, and unsurprisingly, it benefits the wealthy.
TRUMP CLAIM: Hillary has no child care plan.
TRUTH: Hillary does have one and here is how it compares to his! pic.twitter.com/YxMp00NiMO
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) September 14, 2016
It also doesn’t cover nearly as much as Clinton’s plan. For instance, it only covers maternity leave, not paternity leave, and does not include adoptive parents. States would have to opt in.
Here’s the difference between @realDonaldTrump‘s paid leave “plan” and @HillaryClinton‘s proposal. pic.twitter.com/7m1DFxo31h
— CAP Action (@CAPAction) September 13, 2016
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