Trump promising huge tax cut; focus on taxes vs health care

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sunday upon arrival from his New Jersey golf club. (AFP)
Updated 25 September 2017
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Trump promising huge tax cut; focus on taxes vs health care

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey: President Donald Trump is promising “the largest tax cut in the history of our country” that will slash rates for the middle class and corporations to spark economic growth and jobs.
Trump says his “primary focus” is the tax overhaul rather than last-ditch efforts to bring a repeal of the Obama health care program. The health care legislation brought forward by Republicans teetered near failure over the weekend, though Trump said “eventually we will win on that.”
Trump says the tax plan that the White House and congressional Republicans have been working on for months is “totally finalized.” He was speaking on the tarmac at the Morristown Municipal Airport.
Trump’s details weren’t firm. He said “I hope” the top corporate tax rate will be cut to 15 percent from the current 35 percent.


Russia urges restraint as Trump warns Iran of possible strike

Updated 58 min 21 sec ago
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Russia urges restraint as Trump warns Iran of possible strike

  • Flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump suggested on Monday ⁠that Tehran may be ‌working to ‍restore ‍its weapons programs

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tuesday said it was ​necessary to develop a dialogue with Iran and urged all parties to refrain from escalation after ‌US President ‌Donald Trump ‌said ⁠Washington ​would ‌support another massive strike on Iran.
Flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump suggested on Monday ⁠that Tehran may be ‌working to ‍restore ‍its weapons programs after ‍a US strike in June. Iran denies it has a nuclear ​weapons program.
Moscow has cultivated closer ties ⁠with Tehran since the start of its war in Ukraine, and this year signed a strategic partnership treaty with the Islamic Republic.