Donald Trump teases plan to tackle costs of child care
WASHINGTON — When Ivanka Trump introduced her father at last month’s Republican convention, she described a tough-talking deal-maker who also worries about family leave, equal pay for women and the cost of child care.
It’s was one of the first times during Donald Trump’s campaign for president that those subjects had come up, which made it all the more notable Monday when the GOP nominee dropped a brief mention of child care into his speech about the nation’s economic future.
“My plan will also reduce the cost of child care by allowing parents to fully deduct the average cost of child care spending from their taxes,” Trump said.
That single sentence was all Trump had to say, other than to promise more details in the coming weeks as he works on his proposal with his daughter.