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<p> Confidential Page 1 Donald Trump Report Democratic National Committee Submitted: 12/19/15 Confidential Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents 2 Background 7 Top Narratives .................................................................................................................................. 7 Top Narratives Backup ................................................................................................................... 11 Trump Is Loyal Only To Himself ................................................................................................ 11 Trump Is A Liar ........................................................................................................................... 16 Trump Proposed Banning All Muslims… .................................................................................. 18 Trump’s Campaign Is Defined By Offensive And Extreme Immigration Rhetoric ................. 22 Trump Has Repeatedly Offended Minorities With Demeaning Comments ............................. 26 Bad Businessman ........................................................................................................................ 29 Trump’s Business Have Gone Into Bankruptcy Multiple Times .............................................. 31 Trump’s Predictions On The 2007 Downturn Were Wildly Off ................................................ 33 Trump Has Repeatedly Proven To Be Clueless On Key Foreign Policy Issues ....................... 33 Trump’s Foreign Policy Could Make America An Enemy Of The World ................................. 35 Trump’s Gun Policy: More Guns ................................................................................................. 39 Repeal Without A Plan On Health Care .................................................................................... 41 Climate Change Denier ............................................................................................................... 42 Trump Has Supported The GOP’s Reckless Approach To Governing ...................................... 42 Trump Has Devalued And Demeaned Women Repeatedly Throughout His Career ............... 44 Trump On Military Sexual Assaults… ....................................................................................... 47 Out of Touch/Hand-Outs For The Wealthy At The Expense Of The Middle Class ................. 48 Trump’s Ex-Wife Accused Him Of Rape ..................................................................................... 50 Trump Timeline 53 Trump’s Career Overview 57 Early Life ......................................................................................................................................... 57 Family and Upbringing ............................................................................................................... 57 Childhood ..................................................................................................................................... 58 Education ..................................................................................................................................... 59 Draft Deferments ......................................................................................................................... 60 Business Ventures ........................................................................................................................... 61 Employees and Contractors ........................................................................................................ 61 Rent-Controlled Housing ............................................................................................................ 63 Licensing Agreements ................................................................................................................. 63 Casinos ......................................................................................................................................... 65 Golf Courses ................................................................................................................................. 66 Hotels ........................................................................................................................................... 68 Trump University ........................................................................................................................ 68 Development and Land Deals ..................................................................................................... 68 Beauty Pageants .......................................................................................................................... 69 Business Associates ..................................................................................................................... 69 Bankruptcies and Debts ................................................................................................................. 70 Bankruptcy: “A Great Deal” and a “Business Tool” ................................................................... 70 Bankruptcy Filings ...................................................................................................................... 71 Debts ............................................................................................................................................ 71 Lawsuits .......................................................................................................................................... 72 Confidential Page 3 Labor and Employment Issues ................................................................................................... 72 Trump as Plaintiff ....................................................................................................................... 73 Philosophy on Leadership, Business and Management ................................................................ 75 Loving Bad Markets and “Amazing” Housing Market Collapses ............................................. 75 Use of Eminent Domain .............................................................................................................. 75 Negotiations ................................................................................................................................. 76 Reliance on Chinese Goods ......................................................................................................... 76 Trump On The Issues 77 Agriculture ....................................................................................................................................... 77 Campaign Finance and Ethics ....................................................................................................... 78 Criminal Justice System ................................................................................................................. 78 Body Cameras .............................................................................................................................. 78 Death Penalty .............................................................................................................................. 79 Marijuana Legalization ............................................................................................................... 79 Crimes Committed By Undocumented Immigrants .................................................................. 80 Defense and Foreign Policy ............................................................................................................ 80 “Advisers” ..................................................................................................................................... 80 Hawkish Tendencies .................................................................................................................... 81 Defense Spending ........................................................................................................................ 81 Foreign Aid .................................................................................................................................. 81 Military ........................................................................................................................................ 82 Nuclear Triad ............................................................................................................................... 83 Afghanistan .................................................................................................................................. 84 China ............................................................................................................................................ 85 Cuba ............................................................................................................................................. 86 Egypt ............................................................................................................................................ 87 France ........................................................................................................................................... 87 Germany ....................................................................................................................................... 88 Iran ............................................................................................................................................... 88 Iraq ............................................................................................................................................... 90 ISIS ............................................................................................................................................... 91 Israel ............................................................................................................................................ 93 Kuwait .......................................................................................................................................... 93 Libya ............................................................................................................................................. 94 Mexico .......................................................................................................................................... 96 Russia ........................................................................................................................................... 96 Saudi Arabia ................................................................................................................................ 97 South Korea ................................................................................................................................. 97 Syria ............................................................................................................................................. 98 Vietnam ........................................................................................................................................ 99 Economic Issues .............................................................................................................................. 99 Great Recession ........................................................................................................................... 99 Wall Street Reform .................................................................................................................... 101 Employment and Job Creation ................................................................................................. 103 Government Assistance ............................................................................................................. 103 Debt Ceiling ............................................................................................................................... 104 Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy ...................................................................................... 107 Federal Budget .......................................................................................................................... 108 Confidential Page 4 Business Regulations ................................................................................................................ 109 Treasury ..................................................................................................................................... 110 Democratic vs. Republican Economic Records ......................................................................... 111 Education ....................................................................................................................................... 111 K-12 ............................................................................................................................................ 112 Higher Ed ................................................................................................................................... 113 Entitlements .................................................................................................................................. 113 Social Security ........................................................................................................................... 114 Medicare ..................................................................................................................................... 115 Environment and Energy ............................................................................................................. 116 Energy Extraction ..................................................................................................................... 116 Keystone XL ............................................................................................................................... 116 Energy Prices ............................................................................................................................. 117 Climate Change Denier ............................................................................................................. 118 Nuclear Energy .......................................................................................................................... 118 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) .............................................................................................. 119 Wind Power ................................................................................................................................ 119 Gaming .......................................................................................................................................... 121 Guns ............................................................................................................................................... 122 Background Checks ................................................................................................................... 123 Magazine Limits ........................................................................................................................ 124 Permits and Concealed Carry ................................................................................................... 124 Assault Weapons Ban ................................................................................................................ 125 Gun Free Zones .......................................................................................................................... 125 NRA ............................................................................................................................................ 126 Mass Shootings .......................................................................................................................... 126 Health Care ................................................................................................................................... 129 Health Care Plan ....................................................................................................................... 129 Affordable Care Act ................................................................................................................... 130 Universal Health Care .............................................................................................................. 132 Homeland Security/Terrorism ...................................................................................................... 132 Torture ....................................................................................................................................... 132 Surveillance ............................................................................................................................... 133 Immigration ................................................................................................................................... 137 Immigration Plan Overview ...................................................................................................... 137 Mass Deportation ...................................................................................................................... 138 Path to Citizenship .................................................................................................................... 140 Border Security .......................................................................................................................... 140 Undocumented Immigrants ...................................................................................................... 141 Birthright Citizenship ............................................................................................................... 142 Visas ........................................................................................................................................... 143 Executive Actions on Immigration ........................................................................................... 145 Offensive Rhetoric Towards Hispanics And Latinos ............................................................... 145 Conspiracy Theories .................................................................................................................. 150 Undocumented Laborers at Trump Projects ............................................................................ 151 Miscellaneous Comments .......................................................................................................... 153 Labor .............................................................................................................................................. 154 Salaries and Wages ................................................................................................................... 154 Confidential Page 5 Unions/Right-To-Work .............................................................................................................. 155 LGBT .............................................................................................................................................. 156 Religious and Racial Minorities ................................................................................................... 156 Affirmative Action And Quotas ................................................................................................ 156 Black Lives Matter (BLM) ........................................................................................................ 157 Muslim Surveillance and Database Proposal .......................................................................... 157 Offensive and Insensitive Comments on Minority Groups ..................................................... 161 Support from White Supremacists ........................................................................................... 164 Taxes .............................................................................................................................................. 165 2016 Tax Plan ............................................................................................................................ 165 Tax Burden ................................................................................................................................ 168 Deductions and Incentives ........................................................................................................ 170 Flat Tax and Fair Tax ............................................................................................................... 171 Bush Tax Cuts ........................................................................................................................... 173 Net Worth Tax ........................................................................................................................... 173 Corporate Taxes ......................................................................................................................... 174 Capital Gains and Carried Interest .......................................................................................... 175 Estate Tax .................................................................................................................................. 176 IRS .............................................................................................................................................. 176 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................................. 177 Trade .............................................................................................................................................. 178 TPP ............................................................................................................................................. 178 Free and Fair Trade .................................................................................................................. 178 Trade Wars ................................................................................................................................ 179 NAFTA and WTO ...................................................................................................................... 179 Tariffs ......................................................................................................................................... 180 Trade with China and Currency Devaluation ......................................................................... 181 Transportation and Infrastructure .............................................................................................. 184 Women and Families .................................................................................................................... 184 Abortion ...................................................................................................................................... 184 Planned Parenthood and Women’s Health Care ..................................................................... 185 Equal Pay ................................................................................................................................... 188 Employer-Provided Child Care ................................................................................................. 188 Sexual Assaults ......................................................................................................................... 189 Offensive Comments .................................................................................................................. 191 Working for Trump .................................................................................................................... 196 Working Families .......................................................................................................................... 196 Comments on Contributors to American Society ..................................................................... 196 Minimum Wage ......................................................................................................................... 197 SNAP Benefits ........................................................................................................................... 197 “Free Stuff” ................................................................................................................................ 197 Veterans ......................................................................................................................................... 198 Plan for the VA .......................................................................................................................... 198 Trump’s Politics 200 2016 ................................................................................................................................................ 200 GOP Loyalty Pledge .................................................................................................................. 200 Campaign Finance ..................................................................................................................... 201 Going Negative .......................................................................................................................... 204 Confidential Page 6 Staffing Problems ...................................................................................................................... 205 Polling ........................................................................................................................................ 205 Dishonesty .................................................................................................................................. 205 Political Philosophy ....................................................................................................................... 206 Changing Party ID .................................................................................................................... 206 Obama Administration ................................................................................................................. 207 Birtherism .................................................................................................................................. 207 Impeachment ............................................................................................................................. 208 Press Corps. ................................................................................................................................... 208 Endorsements ................................................................................................................................ 208 Trump’s Personal Life 209 Finances ......................................................................................................................................... 209 Member Of The Elite ................................................................................................................. 209 Net Worth .................................................................................................................................. 210 Inheritance ................................................................................................................................. 211 Dodging Personal Bankruptcy .................................................................................................. 212 Personal Health ............................................................................................................................. 213 Marriages and Other Relationships ............................................................................................. 216 Ivana Trump .............................................................................................................................. 216 Marla Maples ............................................................................................................................. 218 Melania Trump .......................................................................................................................... 219 Comments on Fidelity and Pre-Nuptial Agreements .............................................................. 220 Children ......................................................................................................................................... 221 Parents and Siblings ..................................................................................................................... 222 Parents ....................................................................................................................................... 222 Siblings ....................................................................................................................................... 222 Religion .......................................................................................................................................... 223 Trump’s Top Video Clips By Issue 224 Confidential Page 7 BACKGROUND TOP NARRATIVES TRUMP HAS NO CORE One thing is clear about Donald Trump, there is only one person he has ever looked out for and that’s himself. Whether it’s American workers, the Republican Party, or his wives, Trump’s only fidelity has been to himself and with that he has shown that he has no problem lying to the American people. Trump will say anything and do anything to get what he wants without regard for those he harms. Trump Is Loyal Only To Himself. Trump has repeatedly proven that he is only loyal to himself. Trump has switched his policy positions and political party affiliations multiple times over the course of the last few decades, most often latching on to whatever set of ideas or party is in power or whichever reactionary bandwagon he could jump on to keep his name in the headlines. And despite his rants against outsourcing, China, and free trade deals, Trump has eagerly invested abroad and showed little loyalty to America in allowing his clothing line to import clothes from China. He’s laid off American workers and even complained that American wages are “too high.” Even in his personal life, Trump has openly discussed his view that fidelity is the right thing to do unless a marriage is going poorly, and described his relationship with women as a game. Trump Is A Liar. While Trump’s campaign speeches and commentary have grabbed attention for being outrageous and often offensive, they have also been marked by a consistent theme: dishonesty. Trump has repeatedly used dishonesty and straight-up lies to back up his extremist rhetoric. Trump repeatedly defended a bold-faced lie that he watched “thousands” of Muslims celebrating the attack on the World Trade Center in New Jersey on 9/11. Trump falsely claimed that President Obama was not born in the United States, and when challenged on the facts, simply resorts to polling evidence showing the popularity of the issue among the GOP base. What is clear is that Trump will say anything – no matter how untrue and ugly it may be – to advance his position in the presidential race. DIVISIVE AND OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN There’s no nice way of saying it – Donald Trump is running a campaign built on fear-mongering, divisiveness, and racism. His major policy announcements have included banning all Muslims from entering the U.S., and calling Mexican immigrants “rapists” and “drug dealers” while proposing a U.S.- Mexico border wall. And Trump’s campaign rallies have become a reflection of the hateful tone of his campaign, with protestors being roughed up and audience members loudly calling for violence. Trump Proposed Banning All Muslims From Entering The U.S. In December 2015, Donald Trump called for a “total and complete” ban on all Muslims entering the United States. Trump’s spokeswoman said under his plan, even American citizens traveling abroad would be prohibited from reentering the United States and Trump defiantly told his supporters he didn’t care if his plan was politically incorrect. Trump claimed his plan was “common sense,” citing two polls for support; however, one of the polls was published by a group the Southern Poverty Law Center called an “extremist think tank” and was widely discredited. The other poll’s publisher — the highly respected, nonpartisan Pew Research Center — said it could not even determine what polls Trump was referring to. Trump’s call to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. was widely condemned — one of his rivals for the Republican nomination likened it to Nazism, and even former Vice President Dick Cheney denounced it, saying it “goes against everything we stand for and believe in.” Trump’s plan was supported by some groups, Confidential Page 8 however. White Supremacists and neo-Nazis are thrilled about Trump’s call to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. and see it as an energizing force for their movement. Trump’s Campaign Is Defined By Offensive And Extreme Immigration Rhetoric. Trump’s campaign is fueled by extreme, xenophobic and sometimes dangerous rhetoric about immigration. Trump doesn’t just oppose comprehensive immigration reform like his fellow GOPers, he vilifies immigrants for political gain and proposes outrageous solutions based on absurd and false information. One of the centerpieces of Trump’s campaign is his pledge to build a “great wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border to keep out the “druggies, drug dealers, rapists and killers” coming up from Mexico. As if his promise to rescind President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, deport American citizens whose family members lack proper documentation, and end birthright citizenship for children he proudly derides as “anchor babies” weren’t bad enough on their own, Trump’s declared he will use a “deportation force” to execute the mass deportation of approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants based on the model of Dwight Eisenhower's brutal and deadly mass deportation of the mid-1950s. → Trump Says He Would Build A Border Wall To Keep “Druggies, Drug Dealers, Rapists, And Killers��� Out Of The U.S. One of the centerpieces of Trump’s campaign is his pledge to build a “great wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border to keep out the “druggies, drug dealers, rapists and killers” coming up from Mexico. Trump then repeatedly stood by his assertion after it created considerable controversy. → Trump Has Banned Univision From Events And Kicked Its Reporters Out Of Press Conferences. Donald Trump’s disrespectful behavior towards Univision and its reporters is unlike anything we’ve seen from a presidential candidate in recent memory. Trump has barred Univision from covering his rallies, and removed a Univision reported from a press conference after getting angry at questions regarding his broad mischaracterizations about immigrants being criminals. Trump Has Repeatedly Offended Minorities With Demeaning Comments. From the start of his campaign, and well before it, Donald Trump has repeatedly made demeaning and offensive comments about minority groups in the U.S. In June 2015, Trump said Black youths are at “a point where they’ve just about never done more poorly, there’s no spirit, there’s killings on an hourly basis, virtually, in places like Baltimore and Chicago and many other places.” And his comments pre-date his presidential campaign by decades: in 1991, he was quoted as saying “laziness is a trait in blacks.” BAD BUSINESSMAN Despite Trump’s continual boasting about his business success, he has repeatedly run into serious financial crises in his career and his record raises serious questions about whether he is qualified to manage the fiscal challenges facing this country. Trump’s business resume includes a long list of troubling issues, including his company’s record of forcing people from their homes to make room for developments and outsourcing the manufacturing of his clothing line to take advantage of lower-wage countries like China and Mexico. His insight about the marketplace has proven wrong many times, including in the run-up to the Great Recession. And Trump’s record of irresponsible and reckless borrowing to build his empire – behavior that sent his companies into bankruptcy four times – is just one indication of how out-of-touch he is with the way regular Americans behave and make a living, and it casts doubt on whether he has the right mindset to tackle the country’s budget problems. Trump’s Business Have Gone Into Bankruptcy Multiple Times. Donald Trump likes to brag that he is “very smart,” tout his ivy league education and exaggerate his net worth, but in reality, Trump is not the master businessman he claims to be. Donald Trump’s businesses have gone bankrupt four times and he only barely was able to avoid personal bankruptcy himself. Finally, and most ironically, Donald Confidential Page 9 Trump and would actually have become more wealthy by simply putting his inheritance in a boring mutual fund than he became by “making deals.” Trump’s Predictions On The 2007 Downturn Were Wildly Off. Despite his false claims later on, Trump also failed to foresee the economic crisis, which he blamed, at least in part, on ordinary Americans who got mortgages that eventually went underwater. DANGEROUS & IRRESPONSIBLE POLICIES Trump’s policies – if you can call them that – are marked by the same extreme and irresponsible thinking that shape his campaign speeches. There is no question that Donald Trump’s rhetoric is dangerous – but his actual agenda could be a catastrophe. Trump Has Repeatedly Proven To Be Clueless On Key Foreign Policy Issues. Over the course of his campaign, Donald Trump has proven time and again that he lacks the knowledge and expertise to be America’s Commander-in-Chief. During a debate in December, Trump clearly did not understand the principle of the “nuclear triad.” Earlier, for example, Trump admitted during a radio interview that he did not know the answers to many of the foreign policy questions he was asked. Trump wasn’t familiar with the commander of Iran’s Quds force, and then mistook “Quds” for “Kurds” during a subsequent answer. When Trump was asked who advised him on foreign policy, he stated he gets a lot of advice from the “weekend shows.” Trump’s Foreign Policy Could Make America An Enemy Of The World. While everything about a Trump presidency is frightening, the notion of Trump as commander and chief and America’s principal geopolitical strategist might take the cake. He has repeatedly boasted about his interest in using extreme force to solve problems around the world, and at almost every campaign rally, Trump brags that he is the “most militaristic person” there is. At the same time, he has antagonized other countries on multiple occasions while on the campaign trail. → Trump Supports Using Waterboarding And Other Methods Of Torture, Because “Even If It Doesn’t Work, They Deserve It Anyway.” When asked if he would approve waterboarding, Trump boasted, “You bet your ass I would.” Despite evidence that waterboarding is ineffective as an intelligence gathering method and serves as a recruitment tool for America’s enemies, Trump insisted “only a stupid person would say it doesn’t work” but declared even “if it doesn’t work, they deserve it anyway. → Trump Has Repeatedly Antagonized Other Countries On The Campaign Trail.Trump has repeatedly antagonized other countries, and proposes outrageous foreign policy plans that use aggression to resolve differences – even with allies. Trump has repeatedly and explicitly called for starting a trade war with China, said he’d bomb countries in the Middle East to take their oil and bragged that he would force Mexico to build a wall along the U.S. border. He has said that he views the Chinese as our “enemies.” At almost every campaign rally, Trump brags that he is the “most militaristic person” there is. → Trump’s Strategy For ISIS: “Bomb The Sh*t Out Of Them” And Send 10,000 American Ground Troops. Despite an utter lack of specificity or detail, Donald Trump insists he does have a plan to combat ISIS: “People are thinking like I don't have a plan…I would bomb the shit out of them... I would just bomb those suckers…and I’ll take the oil.” Trump boasted he would employ a policy of “shoot first, talk later” and he supports sending 10,000 American ground troops to Syria. Confidential Page 10 Trump’s Gun Policy: More Guns. Trump doesn’t just oppose gun control like most of his GOP colleagues; he has actively pushed the idea that more guns are the answer to gun violence. Trump claims that fewer people would be killed by guns if more people carried guns and could thus fight back if attacked. Trump has also bragged repeatedly that he has a “concealed carry” license and sometimes carries a handgun, despite his own admission that “I’m not such a great shot.” Like he has on most issues, Trump has positioned himself as far to the right as possible on gun control. Trump opposes nearly all gun control measures and has frequently claimed that had the victims of recent attacks — such as those in Paris and San Bernardino, California — been armed, fewer people would have died. Trump opposed expanding background checks, opposed regulations on the number of rounds allowed in magazines, and even opposed a ban on military-style assault weapons designed to kill people. Trump also said he would get rid of gun-free zones in public places, because, he claims, “Gun free zones are like meat to these animals.” Repeal Without A Plan On Health Care. Like every member of the current Republican presidential field, Trump has called for the repeal of Obamacare. He called it a “total catastrophe,” despite the fact that it has provided more than 17 million Americans with quality, affordable health care. When asked what he would do in the ACA’s place, Trump said he would replace it with “something terrific.” Climate Change Denier. Donald Trump seems to be on a mission to out-do his fellow GOP candidates when it comes to denying the scientific reality of climate change and has repeatedly called climate change a hoax. Like on every issue, Trump uses over-the-top language to get attention, like when he declared, “This very expensive global warming bullshit has got to stop.” However, Trump’s bombast doesn’t stand up to reality. Just two weeks after he told a South Carolina crowd “you can’t get hurt by extreme weather,” he tweeted his “thoughts and prayers” to the people of South Carolina after 12 people were killed by historic flooding. Trump Has Supported The GOP’s Reckless Approach To Governing. Trump has expressed support for the GOP’s reckless and irresponsible threats to shut down the government over politically- charged and divisive issues. Trump has expressed support for the shutdown that occurred over Obamacare, has said he agreed with playing chicken with the debt ceiling, and officially blessed” a strategy that would force Congress to defund Planned Parenthood or face a government shutdown. MISOGYNIST IN CHIEF Through both his words and actions, Trump has made clear he thinks women’s primary role is to please - men. Trump’s derogatory and degrading comments to and about women, as well as his tumultuous marriages, have been well publicized. And as a presidential candidate, Trump has adopted many of the backwards GOP policies that we’ve come to expect from his party. Trump Has Devalued And Demeaned Women Repeatedly Throughout His Career.Trump has said men need “support at home…not someone who is always griping and bitching,” and once told Esquire that “as long as you’ve got a nice and young piece of ass,” it didn’t matter what the media wrote. Among other things, he’s called women pigs, slobs and dogs. He has frequently made disparaging comments about women’s weight. He’s complained about being asked legitimate questions during a debate by speculating about a news anchor’s menstrual cycle, and once said of the high rate of sexual assaults in the military: “What did these geniuses expect when they put men and women together?” → Trump On Military Sexual Assaults: “What Did These Geniuses Expect When They Put Men & Women Together?” In 2013, Trump weighed in on the high rate of sexual assault and rape in the military—and in doing so, pinned the blame on women who volunteered to fight for their country. Referring to the increase in the number of reported sexual assaults in the military, Trump asked rhetorically, “What did these geniuses expect when they put men and women together? Confidential Page 11 OUT OF TOUCH Trump’s policies clearly reflect his life as a 1-percenter. His plans would slash taxes for the rich and corporations while shifting more of the burden to the shoulders of working families. He stands with Republicans in opposing Wall Street reform and opposing the minimum wage. Trump clearly has no conception of the everyday lives of middle class Americans. His description of the “small” $1 million loan that his father gave him to launch his career is proof enough that his worldview is not grounded in reality. Hand-Outs For The Wealthy At The Expense Of The Middle Class. Trump’s policies put him and those like him ahead of hardworking American families. Like Bush and Rubio, Trump's tax plan would give the rich a tax cut by slashing top marginal rates, the corporate tax rate, and eliminating the estate tax. All told, Trump's tax plan will give the wealthiest 1% of Americans 34% of the benefit. He also stands with fellow Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz in opposing Wall Street Reform, which was passed to help protect our economy from another Bush-like recession. Further, Trump opposes raising the federal minimum wage, which could lift millions of American families above the poverty line. Trump’s Tax Plan Would Save Him Millions Each Year. According to analyses of Donald Trump’s tax plan, his proposals would cost in the area of $12 trillion while saving him millions in personal taxes each year. The plan would represent the lowest tax rate since World War II – but would shift more of the tax burden onto middle class families while creating windfalls for Trump and his fellow 1-percenters. The plan would dramatically lower the tax rate for the top income earners in America, lower the capital gains rate, eliminate the estate tax, and cut the corporate tax rate to 15%. PERSONAL HISTORY Trump’s Ex-Wife Accused Him Of Rape. Ivana trump once accused the real-estate tycoon of “rape,” although she later clarified: not in the “criminal sense.”Not only does the current front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination have a history of controversial remarks about sexual assault, but as it turns out, his ex-wife Ivana Trump once used the word rape to describe an incident between them in 1989. She later said she felt “violated” by the experience.Ivana Trump’s assertion of rape came in a deposition in her early 1990s divorce case. The episode was described as a “violent assault.” → Trump’s Organization Responded By Claiming “You Can’t Rape Your Wife.” Michael Cohen, special counsel at The Trump Organization, defended Trump, saying, “You’re talking about the front-runner for the GOP, presidential candidate, as well as private individual who never raped anybody. And, of course, understand that by the very definition, you can’t rape your spouse…You cannot rape your spouse. And there’s very clear case law.” Of course, that is not true, but it is not surprising coming from the mouth of one of Donald’s yes men. TOP NARRATIVES BACKUP Trump Is Loyal Only To Himself OVER THE YEARS, TRUMP SWITCHED HIS PARTY AFFILIATION MULTIPLE TIMES Confidential Page 12 Trump Was A Registered With The Republican Party, The Independence Party, The Democratic Party, And Was Unaffiliated. “Mr. Trump registered in New York as a Republican in 1987, switched to the Independence Party in 1999, became a Democrat in 2001, returned to the Republican Party in 2009, gave up his party affiliation in 2011 and came back to the GOP in 2012.” [Wall Street Journal, 12/10/15] TRUMP SWITCHES HIS POLICY POSITIONS AND LATCHES ON TO THE IDEAS OF THE MOMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE In 2005, Trump Suggested He Was In Favor Of Marriage Equality. TRUMP: “Well, there's nothing like family. And there's nothing like a great marriage. I mean, having a great marriage is a very important thing and a very good thing, if you find the right person. Male, female, I don't care. I mean, having a great marriage and a great family to me is ultimately the most important thing.” [Canada AM, CTV Television, 9/7/05] But In 2015, Trump Said He Was Against Gay Marriage Because Of Religious Teachings. TRUMP: “I’ve gone to gay weddings. I’ve been at gay weddings. I have been against [gay marriage] from the standpoint of [the] Bible, from the standpoint of my teachings as growing up and going to Sunday school and going to church and I’ve been opposed to it and we’ll just see how it all comes out.” [“With All Due Respect,” BloombergPolitics, 8/26/15] ON TAX POLICY Trump On Tax Policy: “High-Income People Should Pay High Percentages.” TRUMP: “Well, what they did is they just kept cutting the tax rates, cutting the tax rates. And I'm not talking about for the middle income or the poor. Leave 'em. Keep 'em low. And I shouldn't say this, but high-income people should pay high percentages, but have the ability to spend vast amounts of money on bringing their tax rates down to nothing. If a man is in the 50 or 60 percent bracket, he's going to invest. If a man's in the 25 percent bracket or the 30 percent bracket, which is what you have now, there's no real reason for him to invest. He'll say, 'Hey, look, I'll pay the tax and that's it.' So what's happened.” KING: “So you're saying the rich are under-taxed?” TRUMP: “I'm saying the rich should be taxed at a much higher rate and should have the incentive that, if they want to spend some money by investing in housing, investing in other things, they can get their tax rate down to nothing, if need be.” [Larry King Live, CNN, 11/19/91] 2015: Trump Proposed Lowering The Top Individual Tax Rate From 39.6% To 25%. “All other Americans will get a simpler tax code with four brackets – 0%, 10%, 20% and 25% – instead of the current seven. This new tax code eliminates the marriage penalty and the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) while providing the lowest tax rate since before World War II.” [Trump Tax Plan, Donald J. Trump For President, Released 9/28/15] ON HEALTH CARE Confidential Page 13 Trump In 1999: “I'm Very Liberal When It Comes To Health Care. I Believe In Universal Health Care.” KING: “Patients' Bill of Rights: You mentioned health care as one of the social issues; you for it?” TRUMP: “I think you have to have it, and, again, I said I'm conservative, generally speaking, I'm conservative, and even very conservative. But I'm quite liberal and getting much more liberal on health care and other things. I really say: What's the purpose of a country if you're not going to have defensive and health care? If you can't take care of your sick in the country, forget it, it's all over. I mean, it's no good. So I'm very liberal when it comes to health care. I believe in universal health care. I believe in whatever it takes to make people well and better.” [Larry King Live, CNN, 10/7/99] Trump On Obama’s 2009 Health Care Plan: “I Love The Idea.” VAN SUSTEREN: “What is your thought about the health care reform that is being at least proposed, at this point?” TRUMP: “Well, I think it's noble, except I just don't know how a country that's in such debt -- we are really a debtor nation right now, and I just don't know how a country in this kind of trouble can afford it. It's very -- I love the idea, but can this country afford it? Will it destroy the country? Will it destroy other people that have been paying into health care for years? I mean, will that destroy other people? It's a very, very tough situation. I love it from many standpoints, but can this country afford it? And maybe this isn't the right time.” [On The Record With Greta Van Susteren, Fox News, 6/29/09] 2015: Donald Trump Called For Obamacare To Be Repealed. There’s no question. Obamacare is a catastrophe, and it has to be repealed and replaced. And it was only approved because President the different provisions kick in over the next few years, individual deductibles are going to continue to rise. People will have to get hit by a truck to be eligible for coverage because those deductibles are going to be so high. [Trump, Crippled America, 68] ON ABORTION Trump: “I Used To Not Be Pro-Life. I Have Become Pro-Life.” O'REILLY: “Ok. Real quick, social issues. Abortion…You favor it?” TRUMP: “No, I'm as you know, I'm pro-life.” O'REILLY: “Ok, so you're pro-life on abortion. But would you outlaw abortion?” TRUMP: “Well, I'd -- I'd go a step -- I'd go a pretty strong step. Something I don't like, I used to not be pro-life. I have become pro-life. I have seen friends that had children that they didn't want. And now they have children and they are the apple of the eye. So I really have changed in my views over the years but I am pro-life. I would -- I would really -- I'm forming an opinion, I'm forming a very strong opinion but I'll let you know in about three or four weeks if I decided it.” [The O’Reilly Factor, Fox News, 3/30/11] ON GUNS Donald Trump Played Up His Support For Nearly Unrestricted Gun Rights Despite Having Supported The Assault Weapons Ban And Longer Background Checks In The Past. “Donald Trump said Tuesday he supports allowing Americans to legally buy and own assault weapons…. Trump has played up his support for nearly unrestricted gun rights throughout the campaign as he has looked to bolster his conservative credentials, especially given his past support for some gun control measures. ‘I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I also support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun,’ Trump wrote in his 2000 book ‘The America We Deserve.’” [CNN, 10/6/15] Confidential Page 14 TRUMP HAS RANTED AGAINST CHINA, OUTSOURCING AND FREE TRADE DEALS… Trump Has Eagerly Taken Advantage Of The Global Marketplace Despite His Rhetoric Against Outsourcing And Free Trade Deals. A Significant Percentage Of Trump’s hotels Company’s Hotels And Major“Donald Trump’s appeal is said to be his straight talk. But when it comes to international trade, he sounds like a hypocrite, the classic ‘Do what I say, not what I do’ politician. While bashing companies for investing in foreign countries, Donald Trump’s own company has shown no inclination to invest and build only in America. In fact, a significant percentage of his company’s hotels and major real estate properties are located abroad.” [Forbes, 8/17/15] BUT HE HAS EAGERLY INVESTED ABROAD AND HIS BUSINESSES HAVE IMPORTED MATERIALS FROM CHINA Trump’s Clothing Brand Imports Clothes From China. “Perry notes Trump has imported clothing from China and Mexico produced for his brand. ‘For Trump to operate, outsource and invest globally while criticizing companies like Ford for doing the same is the ultimate hypocrisy. To be fair to Ford, Trump should either agree to impose a 35% tax on Trump Collection clothing and agree to stop investing overseas, or he should stop his threats against Ford for operating as a global carmaker.’” [Forbes, 8/17/15] TRUMP HAS LAID OFF AMERICAN WORKERS AND COMPLAINED THAT WAGES ARE “TOO HIGH” Donald Trump Laid Off Or Furloughed 370 Employees From His Taj Mahal Casino Resort And Trump Shuttle Operations. “Two of developer Donald Trump's operations, the Taj Mahal Casino Resort and the Trump Shut-tle airline, announced Friday they are eliminating a total of about 370 jobs as part of streamlining efforts. The cutbacks come amid speculation that Trump has overextended himself with rapid expansion into the airline and Atlantic City, N.J., casino industries. The Taj Mahal Casino Resort said it is cutting 300 jobs, mostly in its culinary section, less than two months after it opened. In a separate announcement, a spokesman said the Trump Shuttle, which serves air passengers on the busy Boston-New York-Washington, D.C. route, had furloughed about 70 of its roughly 1,000 employees.” [Associated Press, 5/25/90] 9/20/90: Donald Trump’s Taj Mahal Casino In Atlantic City, NJ Laid Off 500 Employees, And The Trump Plaza Hotel Laid Off Another 150. “The post-summer casino slowdown and a weak gaming market spell 500 layoffs at Donald Trump's Taj Mahal Casino Resort, a top Trump official said in a published report. Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino will also end up with 150 fewer workers, the official said. The casino industry traditionally lays off employees after the busy summer months. Few casinos have been able to turn a profit or boost gross gaming revenues this year, due largely to competition from the Taj Mahal, which opened in April.” [Newsday, 9/20/90] Donald Trump Laid Off Nearly 200 Employees From His Trump Castle Casino Resort In Atlantic City, New Jersey. “Nearly 200 employees were laid off Monday at the Trump Castle Casino Resort in a money-saving move. Casino president Roger Wagner, who was Confidential Page 15 hired away from rival Claridge Casino Hotel earlier this month to cut costs at Trump Castle, said the layoffs of 190 workers came across the board at the management and executive levels. The layoffs leave the casino with about 3,400 employees, Wagner said. Wagner said the declining economy and flat gaming market prompted the need to cut costs.” [Associated Press, 1/29/91] 4/6/11: Trump Entertainment Resorts, Of Which Donald Trump Owned 10 Percent, Laid Off 600 Workers. “Marc Lasry, chairman and CEO of Avenue Capital Group, was given final approval Wednesday by New Jersey casino regulators to control the Atlantic City casino company that was founded by Donald Trump. Avenue, which specializes in distressed investments, won the company in a bankruptcy battle last year, and is the largest shareholder at nearly 22 percent. Trump, the real estate magnate and reality television star, owns 10 percent. … The company has been paying down debt and cutting jobs since the new owners took over last July. The sale next month of Trump Marina Hotel Casino to a Texas firm will bring its debt to near $300 million from its current level of $332 million, Griffin said. … Trump Entertainment Resorts has cut 600 jobs since last fall and now has a work force for their three casinos of about 8,000 employees, Griffin said.” [Associated Press, 4/6/11] Donald Trump Opposed Raising The Minimum Wage, Saying American Wages Were “Too High” And That Workers, “Have To Work Really Hard.” “The Fox Business Republican Debate kicked off Tuesday night with a question about raising the minimum wage, as protesters across the country call for the floor to be raised to $15-an-hour. Donald Trump was the first candidate to answer. ‘Taxes too high, wages too high,’ said Trump, arguing it would damage the United States’ ability to compete internationally. ‘We’re not going to be able to compete against the world,��� he said. ‘I hate to say it, but we have to leave it the way it is. People have to go out, they have to work really hard, and they have to get into that upper stratum. But we cannot do this if we are going to compete with the rest of the world, we just can’t do it.’” [Boston Globe, 11/10/15] TRUMP ONLY BELIEVES IN FIDELITY WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WELL Trump: “I'm An Absolute Believer In Fidelity. But If A Marriage Isn't Working, That's A Different Ball Game.” WALTERS: “Do you believe in fidelity in marriage?” TRUMP: “Yes, absolutely I do. Absolutely. I think that there's nothing better than a good marriage. There is nothing worse than a bad marriage. I'm absolutely a believer in marriage, I'm an absolute believer in fidelity. But if a marriage isn't working, that's a different ball game.” [20/20, ABC News, 8/17/90] TRUMP THINKS RELATIONSHIPS WITH WOMEN ARE A GAME Trump: “I Think The Hunt Is Always Fun, Whether It's Deals, Whether It's Women, Whether It's Anything.” WALTERS: “I want to clear something up. In your book, the new book, you say, ‘The fun is in the getting, not the having.’ Does that include women? No kidding.” TRUMP: “Interesting question. I think the hunt is always fun, whether it's deals, whether it's women, whether it's anything. I think, however, that with respect to women, there would be nothing that would make me happier than having a great marriage. An absolutely great marriage, and that would certainly supersede the hunt.”[20/20, ABC News, 8/17/90] Confidential Page 16 Trump Is A Liar TRUMP HAS HABITUALLY LIED ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL ABOUT MATTERS OF POLICY Drezner: Trump “Will Continue To Lie As Long As It Works For Him.” “To sum up: Trump has lied so many times about so many things during the past week that it’s difficult to keep track of all of them. But it doesn’t matter whether one focuses on Trump’s attitudes about crime or American Muslims or trade policy. He lies about all of these issues. And he will continue to lie as long as it works for him.” [Post Everything, Washington Post, 11/23/15] USA Today: “Trump Claimed That Economic Growth Has ‘Never’ Been Below Zero Until Last Quarter's Drop, Which Is Far From True. It Has Been Below Zero 42 Times Since 1946.” [USA Today, 6/16/15] USA Today: “[Trump] Said ‘There Are No Jobs’ To Be Had. In Fact, There Were 5.4 Million Job Openings Recorded At The End Of April, The Most In 15 Years.” [USA Today, 6/16/15] USA Today: “[Trump] Said The ‘Real’ Unemployment Rate Is ‘Anywhere From 18 To 20%’ And ‘Maybe Even 21%.’ We See No Factual Basis For This Opinion.”[USA Today, 6/16/15] USA Today: “[Trump] Boasted He Would Have Blocked New Ford Plants In Mexico By Threatening To Impose A 35% Tax On Vehicles And Parts Made In Mexico And Shipped To The U.S. But Only Congress Can Impose Taxes And Such A Tax Would Violate The North American Free Trade Agreement.”[USA Today, 6/16/15] USA Today: “Trump Claimed The Five Taliban Leaders Exchanged For Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl ‘Are Now Back On The Battlefield Trying To Kill Us.’ But All Five Remain In Qatar, Where They Continue To Be Monitored And Are Subject To A Travel Ban, According To The State Department.”[USA Today, 6/16/15] USA Today: “[Trump] Also Made The Misleading Claim That Health Care Premium Costs Are Going ‘Up 29, 39, 49 And Even 55%.’ He's Talking About Some Proposed Rate Increases On The Individual Market That Still Need Regulatory Approval. There Are Also Proposed Rate Decreases Or Single-Digit Increases That Did Not Have To </p>
