Former President Donald Trump revealed that his daughter Ivanka drove him ‘crazy’ about the Child Tax Credits while he was in the White House.
Trump was appearing at a town hall on women’s issues on Fox News hosted by Harris Faulkner when he was asked about the rising cost of raising children.
The single mother named Rachel from the audience shared that she broke her neck last year and couldn’t afford childcare. She asked the former president what changes he would make for parents to help make having children more affordable.
‘You’ve never heard of Ivanka, have you? Ivanka? Trump said in response to his question. “My daughter drove me crazy with this.”
Donald Trump with his daughter Ivanka at the White House while he was president on October 11, 2018. Trump revealed in his Fox News town hall that his daughter drove him “crazy” about child tax credits during his term.
Child care affordability has been a growing challenge for parents in the United States, and it’s an issue that Trump has struggled to address on multiple occasions during the campaign.
“You know I gave you the biggest tax cuts in the history of our country,” Trump told the woman in response.
She went on to say that her daughter, who was her senior adviser in the White House, told her they needed child tax credits.
‘She was driving me crazy. Then I did it and almost finished it. “Dad, you have to double it,” Trump recalled of his daughter as the administration worked to pass his tax bill.
Trump stated that what they are going to do in the future is “reset things, to make it fair for everyone.”
He said the tax credits were going to “go higher” but gave no details on what levels he wants the child tax credits to apply at or how he would get them passed in Congress.
Trump during his town hall on women’s issues with Fox News host Harris Faulkner
The Republican tax law passed in 2017 doubled the Child Tax Credit from $1,000 to $2,000 per child. However, it did not help low-income families with children who received only part or none of the previous tax credit.
When Democrats won the White House and both houses of Congress in 2020, they temporarily expanded the Child Tax Credit further under the American Rescue Plan passed in 2021, but efforts to make the changes permanent and others were blocked. measures to address child care affordability.
‘She was the one who started it all. You know those were our credits,’ Trump said of his daughter. “Those were not Democratic credits.”
Trump said many Republicans “rightly said” not to expand the Child Tax Credit because “they never get credit for it.” He then talked about granting tax cuts to businesses.
The 78-year-old did not mention other measures he would take to address the shortage of workers or child care facilities.
The Georgia woman named Rachel who asked Trump about child care affordability said she was “having a panic attack” when she asked her question.
The Rachel woman who asked about child care affordability was visibly nervous appearing on television in front of the crowd.
Rachel shared that her Child Tax Credit had decreased by almost 80 percent, but daycare costs almost $1,400 a month per child. He said he broke his neck last year but couldn’t get any help because his income was over the threshold.
“I’m having a panic attack right now,” she said, laughing as she spoke to the camera.
Rachel also shared that she was “shaking like a damn leaf” and “couldn’t stop” before she could finish her question.
Early last month, Trump also digressed dramatically in a response when asked about prioritizing child care legislation at the Economic Club of New York.
Trump also first mentioned Ivanka in that response before talking about taxing foreign nations. Later in his response, he said that the cost of child care is relatively low compared to other costs.
‘YO I want to continue child care, but those numbers are small relative to the kind of economic numbers I’m talking about, including growth, but growth is also led by the plan I just mentioned. ‘, said.
When asked about child care during the June presidential debate, the former president completely ignored the issue.
