Trump promises 'substantial' middle-class tax cut in Baltimore speech to GOP lawmakers

Amid protests, Trump promises 'substantial' middle-class tax cut in Baltimore speech to GOP lawmakers
President Trump told Republican lawmakers Thursday that "sometime this year," he will announce a "substantial tax cut for middle-income folks who work so hard." "We are working on a tax cut for the middle-income people that is going to be very, very inspirational," the president told House Republicans at their annual retreat in Baltimore. "It's going to be something that -- I think it's what everyone's really looking for.”

Thursday’s visit marked Trump's first trip to Baltimore since insulting the city in a series of July tweets, calling it a “disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess." Protesters gathered outside the Marriott hotel on the Baltimore waterfront with a giant inflatable rat adorned with yellow hair and a red tie in tow.