- April 30, 2015 -
Trump: U.S. getting beat up
Donald Trump, blunt as ever, told a roomful of Scott County Republicans on Thursday the United States is getting clobbered economically.
The billionaire developer who is considering a presidential bid, covered a wide range of territory at a breakfast speech in Davenport.
He criticized politicians, mocked the idea of global warming, boasted of his own business record and bemoaned the country's immigration policy and turmoil in U.S. cities.
Mostly, however, Trump targeted what he said was the country's poor showing with its trading partners.
Trump said he would bring a tough-minded approach to dealing with other countries — and U.S. firms that want to move manufacturing overseas.
Trump drew a large crowd for the party's Lincoln Club fundraiser at the Radisson Quad-City Plaza Hotel, Davenport. And although he gave no new insight into whether he'll run for president, he did not shrink from making a prediction about his prospects for the job.
"I don't play games," he said. "I would make this country great."
