Trump Was A Registered With The Republican Party, The Independence Party, The Democratic Party, And Was Unaffiliated. “Mr. Trump registered in New York as a Republican in 1987, switched to the Independence Party in 1999, became a Democrat in 2001, returned to the Republican Party in 2009, gave up his party affiliation in 2011 and came back to the GOP in 2012.” [Wall Street Journal, 12/10/15] TRUMP SWITCHES HIS POLICY POSITIONS AND LATCHES ON TO THE IDEAS OF THE MOMENT ON GAY MARRIAGE In 2005, Trump Suggested He Was In Favor Of Marriage Equality. TRUMP: “Well, there's nothing like family. And there's nothing like a great marriage. I mean, having a great marriage is a very important thing and a very good thing, if you find the right person. Male, female, I don't care. I mean, having a great marriage and a great family to me is ultimately the most important thing.” [Canada AM, CTV Television, 9/7/05] But In 2015, Trump Said He Was Against Gay Marriage Because Of Religious Teachings. TRUMP: “I’ve gone to gay weddings. I’ve been at gay weddings. I have been against [gay marriage] from the standpoint of [the] Bible, from the standpoint of my teachings as growing up and going to Sunday school and going to church and I’ve been opposed to it and we’ll just see how it all comes out.” [“With All Due Respect,” BloombergPolitics, 8/26/15] ON TAX POLICY Trump On Tax Policy: “High-Income People Should Pay High Percentages.” TRUMP: “Well, what they did is they just kept cutting the tax rates, cutting the tax rates. And I'm not talking about for the middle income or the poor. Leave 'em. Keep 'em low. And I shouldn't say this, but high-income people should pay high percentages, but have the ability to spend vast amounts of money on bringing their tax rates down to nothing. If a man is in the 50 or 60 percent bracket, he's going to invest. If a man's in the 25 percent bracket or the 30 percent bracket, which is what you have now, there's no real reason for him to invest. He'll say, 'Hey, look, I'll pay the tax and that's it.' So what's happened.” KING: “So you're saying the rich are under-taxed?” TRUMP: “I'm saying the rich should be taxed at a much higher rate and should have the incentive that, if they want to spend some money by investing in housing, investing in other things, they can get their tax rate down to nothing, if need be.” [Larry King Live, CNN, 11/19/91] 2015: Trump Proposed Lowering The Top Individual Tax Rate From 39.6% To 25%. “All other Americans will get a simpler tax code with four brackets – 0%, 10%, 20% and 25% – instead of the current seven. This new tax code eliminates the marriage penalty and the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) while providing the lowest tax rate since before World War II.” [Trump Tax Plan, Donald J. Trump For President, Released 9/28/15] ON HEALTH CARE Confidential Page 12
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