He may be trailing way behind Hillary Clinton in polls, but Donald Trump is going ahead to lay out later on Saturday his plan for “first 100 days” as President should he win the White House race.
And Trump has chosen a place of historical significance to Americans — Gettysburg in Pennsylvania — for making his closing argument and outlining the 100-day plan. Gettysburg is where President Abraham lincoln delivered his famous 1863 address while dedicating a cemetery for fallen soldiers of the American Civil War.
Trump, a campaign aide said, will draw attention to the role lincoln played in uniting the country at a time when it was deeply divided. While Democrats have attacked Trump for running a divisive campaign, he in turn has been going around alleging that America under President Obama has been a divided country.
The thrust of Trump’s 100-day plan, according to his aides, will be on what working-class and middle-class Americans need and want. It’s this broad segment that is thought to be Trump’s support base.
Speaking to Fox News on Friday night, Trump said he would draw a contrast with his Democratic rival while unveiling his plan. later, campaign aides elaborated on the subject, saying while Clinton is fighting for special interests and Wall Street, Trump is fighting for the average American.
With the presidential election just 16 days away, Trump will be laying out the 10 key principles driving his candidacy by focusing on national security, law and order, economic stimulation, job creation, trade policy, ethics reform and regulatory reform, his campaign said.
Clinton, meanwhile, attacked Trump as “a threat to American democracy” for continuing with his claims of “rigged” election and refusing to say that he would honour the electoral verdict, regardless of who wins.
“We know the difference between leadership and dictatorship, and the peaceful transition of power is one of the things that sets us apart,” Clinton said at a rally in Cleveland, Ohio, one of the key battleground states.
“The peaceful transition of power is one of the things that sets us apart. It is how we hold our country together no matter who is in charge,” Clinton said, highlighting the difference America and some other countries where people
who don’t win jail, executed or exile their political opponents.