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Trump's Economic Plan Focuses On Tax Cuts, Regulation Reductions, Domestic Energy

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers an economic policy speech to the Detroit Economic Club, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, in Detroit. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers an economic policy speech to the Detroit Economic Club, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, in Detroit. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump laid out an economic plan today in a speech before the Detroit Economic Club. It included tax cuts, a reduction in regulations and a call to increase domestic energy production.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson takes a closer look at the speech with NPR’s Ron Elving.

Guest

Ron Elving, NPR senior Washington editor and correspondent. He tweets @NPRrelving.

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