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From all accounts, this was an excellent presentation, essentially a ‘closing argument’ presenting his plan for his first 100 days as president.

Via Washington Times.

Donald Trump called on voters Saturday to help him defeat a “totally rigged system,” delivering a speech billed as the closing argument for his presidential campaign that became a battle cry against the forces that he said conspire against him and the American people.

Trailing in most polls with 17 days until the Nov. 8 election, the Republican nominee offered himself as a “once in a lifetime” agent of change to revive the economy and stamp out Washington corruption. He drew a stark contrast between his plan and the more-of-the-same government that he said Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton would run to benefit herself and her cronies.

“We will drain the swamp in Washington, D.C., and replace it with a new government — of, by and for the people,” Mr. Trump said in Gettysburg, Pa., a site he chose because of Lincoln’s historic address there and which he said reflected his similar goal of unifying the country.

“I’m asking the American people to rise above the noise and clutter of our broken politics and to embrace that great faith and optimism that has always been the central ingredient in the American character, and there is nothing better or stronger than the American character,” the New York businessman said.

Mr. Trump said that American voters faced a clear choice in the election between his promise of change and Mrs. Clinton’s promise of continuing the status quo, which he said was responsible for America’s economic malaise, unending wars, skyrocketing national debt and crumbling infrastructure. […]

He presented a 100-day “action plan,” which he also described as his contract with the American people. It began with an ambitious agenda for his first day in office:
— Submit a Constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress.
— Institute a hiring freeze on federal employees to begin thinning the federal workforce through attrition, with exemptions for defense, public health and public safety jobs.
— Require that every new federal regulation be accompanied by the elimination of two existing regulations.
— Impose a five-year ban on White House and congressional officials becoming lobbyists.
— Impose a lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.
— Institute a complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American political campaigns.

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  1. Alain41 says:

    Good message, good location. The one that Obama didn’t go to the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s Address.

    At Gettysburg, Honest Abe said, Four score and seven years ago…. Let’s look at 87 yrs ago from The Donald’s address. Oct. 22, 1929, the chairman of National City Bank said, “The present decline is a healthy reaction, which probably has overrun itself. There is nothing alarming about it.” relative to the losses in the stock market. Two days later, Black Thursday, the first market crash. Three days after that, Black Monday, crash again. And then one week after the Bank chairman’s statement, October 29, Black Tuesday, the final ending crash, considered the start of the Great Depression. Who ya going to believe, the establishment or your eyes? I’m going with my eyes and voting Trump.

    • hbmuzik says:

      Woo-Hoo!! Fantastic post, Alain! Very thought-provoking and insightful reminder about the battle we’ve been in for too darned long! Hopefully fourscore and seven years from today, things will be better than we ever could have imagined! God bless America!

    • Minnie says:

      Great History perspective Alain 41 !
      I agree entirely ! And casted my vote proudly for Mr. Trump at the Election Office ! Taking no chances on any shenanigans Nov. 8th or any chance of a ballot disappearing in the mail !

  2. Minnie says:

    Great Post ! Tammy . The headline is a perfect description ! Mr Trump deliveted a perfect message & id DC heads are exploding then the message is truly a winner.

  3. dennisl59 says:

    — Impose a five-year ban on White House and congressional officials becoming lobbyists.
    — Impose a lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.
    — Institute a complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American political campaigns.

    The above three(3) action items are exactly why the Establishment Republicans with their sanctimonious attitudes will not support Trump or even come out and at least say ‘Don’t Vote for Clinton’.

    posted 10/23 755am Texas[Still Cruz Country]Time

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