Presidential Debate | Clinton, Trump Job Creation Plans

Achieving Prosperity: Jobs and Income Inequality

The opening segment of the debate focuses on achieving prosperity through job creation and addressing income inequality. Secretary Clinton emphasizes the need for new jobs, infrastructure investment, fair wages, and support for struggling families. Mr. Trump highlights the loss of jobs to other countries and proposes reducing taxes for businesses.

Job Creation and Infrastructure Investment

• Secretary Clinton wants to invest in new jobs in advanced manufacturing, innovation, technology, clean energy, and small business.

• She also wants to raise the national minimum wage, guarantee equal pay for women's work, and encourage profit sharing among employees.

• Mr. Trump proposes reducing taxes from 35% to 15% for companies small and big businesses as a job creator.

• He also suggests renegotiating trade deals to prevent other countries from stealing American companies and jobs.

Income Inequality

• Secretary Clinton believes that we need an economy that works for everyone by creating good jobs with rising incomes.

• She advocates for paid family leave, affordable childcare, debt-free college education, and support for people balancing family and work.

• She plans to achieve this by having the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes while closing corporate loopholes.

• Mr. Trump agrees with some of these proposals but disagrees on specific numbers or amounts.

Race Relations: Policing and Criminal Justice Reform

The second segment of the debate focuses on race relations in America with a particular emphasis on policing practices and criminal justice reform.

Policing Practices

• Lester Holt asks about how to improve race relations and reduce tensions between communities and police.

• Mr. Trump emphasizes the need for law and order, supports stop-and-frisk policies, and criticizes the recent unrest in Charlotte.

• Secretary Clinton acknowledges the importance of respecting law enforcement while also addressing systemic racism and implicit bias.

• She proposes better training for police officers, community policing strategies, and ending racial profiling.

Criminal Justice Reform

• Lester Holt asks about how to address the issue of mass incarceration in America.

• Secretary Clinton advocates for reforming mandatory minimum sentences, reducing sentences for nonviolent drug offenses, and providing more opportunities for rehabilitation.

• Mr. Trump agrees that there is a problem with over-incarceration but focuses on the need to restore law and order first before considering reforms.

Cybersecurity: Hacking and National Security

The third segment of the debate focuses on cybersecurity issues such as hacking, national security threats, and protecting critical infrastructure.

Hacking

• Lester Holt asks about recent cyber attacks against political targets such as the DNC.

• Mr. Trump suggests that it could have been anyone who hacked into these systems including China or Russia but does not directly criticize Putin.

• Secretary Clinton blames Russia specifically for these attacks due to their apparent support for Mr. Trump's candidacy.

National Security Threats

• Lester Holt asks about how to prevent homegrown terrorist attacks like those seen in Orlando or New York City.

• Secretary Clinton emphasizes the need for intelligence gathering, working with Muslim communities to identify potential threats, and preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons.

• Mr. Trump criticizes the Obama administration's approach to fighting terrorism and suggests that we need to be tougher on ISIS.

Protecting Critical Infrastructure

• Lester Holt asks about how to protect critical infrastructure such as the power grid from cyber attacks.

• Mr. Trump suggests that we need better cybersecurity measures and more offensive capabilities in order to deter attacks.

• Secretary Clinton agrees with the need for better cybersecurity but also emphasizes the importance of working with other countries to prevent attacks.

America's Direction: Temperament and Leadership

The final segment of the debate focuses on broader issues related to America's direction, including temperament, leadership, and foreign policy.

Temperament

• Lester Holt asks about whether each candidate has the right temperament for being president.

• Secretary Clinton emphasizes her experience and judgment while criticizing Mr. Trump's temperament as dangerous and unfit for office.

• Mr. Trump defends

Trump's Tax Cuts vs. Clinton's Investment Plan

The candidates discuss their differing views on how to grow the economy.

Trump's View

• Trump proposes the biggest tax cuts for the top percent of people in the country.

• He believes that helping wealthy people will benefit everyone and grow the economy.

• He plans to renegotiate trade deals and stop companies from leaving by taxing them when they bring their products back into the country.

Clinton's View

• Clinton wants to invest in the middle class, education, skills, and future.

• She believes that investing in these areas will lead to job creation and rising incomes.

• She has a different experience than Trump as her father was a small businessman who worked hard.

Bringing Back Jobs to America

The candidates discuss how they plan to bring back jobs that have left America for cheaper labor overseas.

Clinton's Question

• How specifically does Trump plan on bringing back industries that have left America?

Trump's Response

• Don't let jobs leave in the first place.

• Companies are leaving at an increasing rate, but if they want to go elsewhere, let them go with a tax on their products when they come back into America.

• Politicians never do this because of special interests who own these companies.

NAFTA Agreement and Job Creation

The candidates discuss why American politicians haven't done more about creating jobs through better trade agreements.

Trump's Argument

• Politicians should have been doing this for years instead of waiting until now when he created a movement.

• NAFTA agreement is defective due to taxes and other reasons which politicians haven't addressed yet.

Trump's Plan

• Stop companies from leaving America.

• Tax them when they bring their products back into the country.

The Economy and Job Creation

Clinton and Trump discuss their plans for the economy and job creation.

Plans for the Economy

• Independent experts have looked at what both candidates have proposed. If Trump's tax plan goes into effect, we would lose 3.5 million jobs and maybe have another recession. If Clinton's plans are implemented, we will have 10 million more new jobs.

• Clinton intends to make investments where they can grow the economy, such as clean energy. She proposes deploying a half-billion more solar panels, having enough clean energy to power every home, and building a new modern electric grid that creates many new jobs.

• Trump believes that all forms of energy should be used but thinks that investing in solar panels is not worth it because it puts people out of work. He also believes that Obama has doubled the national debt in seven years.

Job Creation

• Trump asks why Clinton is only thinking about solutions now after being in politics for 30 years. He claims he will bring back jobs by giving companies incentives to build or expand.

• Clinton responds by saying she has thought about this issue for a long time and has worked on trade deals that create jobs while raising incomes in America. She also promises to enforce trade deals with a special prosecutor and increase American exports globally by working to get new jobs.

Trade Deals

Clinton and Trump discuss their views on trade deals.

Views on Trade Deals

• Clinton says she held all trade deals to the same test when she was in the Senate: Will they create jobs in America? Will they raise incomes in America? Are they good for our national security? She voted for some and against others, including the multinational CAFTA.

• Clinton promises to enforce trade deals with a special prosecutor and increase American exports globally by working to get new jobs. Trump claims that Clinton has not done anything in 30 years to help create jobs or improve trade deals. He believes that many manufacturing industries have been devastated under her watch.

NAFTA and Trade Deals

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump discuss their views on trade deals, specifically NAFTA.

Views on NAFTA

• Trump believes that no trade deal will ever be as bad as NAFTA.

• Clinton explains that she was against NAFTA once the terms were laid out, despite previously calling it the "gold standard" of trade.

• Clinton argues that different views exist about what is good for the country's economy and leadership in the world.

Jobs and Regulations

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump discuss their plans for creating jobs and regulating businesses.

Job Creation Plans

• Clinton emphasizes her plan to create new jobs with rising incomes through investments rather than tax cuts.

• She claims that her plan would create 10 million jobs while Trump's would lose 3.5 million jobs.

Regulation Plans

• Trump argues that regulations are a disaster for businesses, preventing new companies from forming and causing old ones to go out of business.

• He claims his tax cut is the biggest since Ronald Reagan, which will create new jobs. He also promises to cut regulations while accusing Clinton of wanting to increase them.

Fact Checking Claims

Hillary Clinton encourages viewers to fact-check both candidates' claims by visiting her website.

Fact Checking Resources

• Clinton directs viewers to visit her website or Trump's website for real-time fact checking.

• She claims her proposed regulations would streamline small businesses while raising taxes on the wealthy.

Fighting ISIS

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump discuss their plans for fighting ISIS.

Plans for Fighting ISIS

• Trump accuses Clinton of telling the enemy everything she wants to do, while Clinton encourages viewers to visit her website for more information on her plan.

• He also criticizes her website's approach to fighting ISIS, claiming that General Douglas MacArthur would not approve.