Pete Buttigieg questions Trump’s mental health after an “incoherent”, childcare-related rant
Pete buttigieg with Donald Trump: Sarah Lapidus, Jasper Colt, USA TODAY via IMAG
Out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is blasting former President Donald Trump’s policies and his mental fitness after Trump’s recent “incoherent rant” about lowering childcare costs.
“When Donald Trump was asked about child care the other day, it wasn’t clear whether he even understood the question,” Buttigieg told anchorperson Dana Bash on the Sunday installment of CNN’s State of The Union.
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In Trump’s incoherent two-minute response delivered at the Economic Club of New York last Thursday, he said he would raise tariffs on international goods entering the United States. He did not explain how tariffs revenue would be used to lower childcare costs. Numerous economic experts have since noted that tariffs usually raise the cost of everyday items, essentially forcing U.S. citizens to pay for them.
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Even the female club board member who asked Trump the question, Reshma Saujani, said his response showed that he’s “not fit to be president.”
On CNN, Buttigieg said that the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, “has a plan for expanding the Child Tax Credit, making sure that we have paid family leave in this country, two things we would have right now if Republicans weren’t blocking them.”
“[Harris] has laid out an agenda: things like making sure our tax code is fair, and protecting a woman’s right to choose,” he added. “That is, of course, the opposite of Donald Trump’s agenda, which has been around tax cuts for the wealthy and his record of destroying the right to choose.”
Harris has proposed giving a $6,000 tax credit to parents of newborns. Harris’ proposal would help middle-class families, and end poverty among millions of children. However, it is unclear whether Harris could pass the legislation, as Republicans are opposed to such expansions. The current child tax credit gives parents $2,000 per eligible child.
Saujani, the club board member who asked Trump the question, recently told CNN, “He did answer the question and what he told us was that childcare expenses are no big deal. You’re drowning because of childcare expenses: Sorry but not sorry. He also said, “No, I have no ideas, proposals, or legislation”… which is insulting to the parents who constantly must choose between paying for their child’s daycare and feeding them. “If you don’t know how to solve childcare issues, then you aren’t fit to be President.” Vance’s recent response to a similar question. Vance also said childcare centers can lower costs by reducing the number of safety, educational and special needs certifications each state requires from childcare professionals. He also said childcare centers can lower costs by reducing the number of safety, educational and special needs certifications each state requires from childcare professionals.
Saujani called Vance’s answer a fantasy and said the issue isn’t regulation, it’s the fact that workers don’t want to go into the childcare field because of its low wages. She also noted that 50% of Americans live in “childcare deserts” where local daycare options aren’t available.
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