Five Takeaways From Trump’s Economic Speech

After a rough stretch for the Donald Trump campaign, the GOP nominee headed to Detroit today for an economic speech meant to soothe a restless party.

It’s a tried-and-true method for Trump–turning the page on controversial headlines by shifting into the comforting arms of a scripted policy speech.

While the Trumpian flourishes hammering free trade weren’t in line with party orthodoxy, his tax proposals were. He called for eliminating the estate tax, adoptingHouse Republicans’ tax rates and easing restrictions and taxes on businesses to jumpstart the economy. The Hill’s Peter Schroeder outlines five takeaways from Trump’s speech.

Protesters tried to let him have it, interrupting Trump at least 14 times, but he largely refused to engage.

And Hillary Clinton doubled down during a speech hours later, chiding Trump’s all-male panel of economic advisers as “six guys named Steve,” as she sought to cast him as beholden to special interests and the nation’s wealthiest.

When you aren’t watching the Olympics tonight, be sure to stick with The Hill for more on Trump’s speech and about how his campaign has captured control of the spotlight.

WARREN FIGHTS ON: The Hill’s Sylvan Lane reports: Elizabeth Warren continued her onslaught against Donald Trump with a series of tweets bashing his economic speech.

G.O.P.LEASE NO: The Hill’s Lisa Hagen reports: Fifty GOP national security officers are warning against a Donald Trump presidency, hammering him for lacking “basic knowledge” and calling the prospect of him winning a national security risk.

WHAT ABOUT HIM?: The Hill’s Mark Hensch reports: A watchdog group with ties to Hillary Clinton wants the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to investigate Donald Trump’s personal foundation.  

NOT ALWAYS SUNNY IN TALLAHASSEE: The Hill’s Jonathan Easley reports: The GOP nominee wasn’t the only target during Hillary Clinton’s Monday speech, as she hammered Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Trump ally, for his “absurd” climate policies.

ANOTHER GOP’ER FOR CLINTON: The Hill’s Rebecca Savransky reports: Former Republican Michigan Gov. William Milliken backed Hillary Clinton in a statement framing her as the only candidate who embraces American ideals.

DOUBLE DIGITS: The Hill’s Rebecca Savransky reports: Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 13 percent with likely voters in a new Monmouth University poll.

JUST PEACHY: The Hill’s Jesse Byrnes reports: The Democratic nominee is also up by 7 points in Georgia, which has voted Republican in each of the last five presidential elections.

LAST DITCH: The Hill’s Jesse Byrnes: Republican activists unable to block Donald Trump from receiving the GOP presidential nomination are calling for an emergency meeting to strip him of the mantle.

— George P. Bush, Jeb Bush’s son and a Texas elected official, asking Republicans to support the party’s nominee despite a bitter primary against his father.

SUNSHINE RUMBLE: The Hill’s Jordain Carney reports: Congressional candidate Tim Canova embattled former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Monday, questioning if she has any intention of following through on a public pledge to debate him.

ZIKA WORRIES: The Hill’s Jordain Carney reports: Senate Democratic candidates have seized on the concerns about Zika virus to hammer Republican incumbents and accuse them of inaction.

Evan McMullin, the mystery man who announced his bid for president Monday, will be a guest on “The Kelly File,” which airs on Fox News at 9 p.m. today and on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Tuesday morning.

Greta Van Susteran airs her interview with Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka at 7 p.m. today. The nominee will hold a rally at the University of North Carolina – Wilmington at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, followed by another rally at 6 p.m. in Fayetteville, N.C. His running mate, Mike Pence, will hold a town hall in East Lancaster, Pa., at 3 p.m. Tuesday before an event in Pittsburgh at 7 p.m.

Hillary Clinton holds a rally in Kissimmee, Fla., at 6:30 p.m. today.  On Tuesday, she will tour a health care center in Miami at 2:15 p.m. And her number two, Tim Kaine, will attend a volunteer appreciation event in Austin, Texas, at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.

There will also be state primaries on Tuesday in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin. With a handful of races, the most interesting will likely be House SpeakerPaul Ryan’s heavily favored primary against Paul Nehlen.

Imagine polls don’t exist. Show me evidence Hillary is winning?

— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) August 8, 2016

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