Trump's Economic Plan Shows He's Finally Coming to the "Big Boy Table"

GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump's economic plan got a little airtime and TLC this morning from Maria Bartiromo on the FOX Business network.

Among the procedural changes the real estate mogul outlined in his interview were:

  • Less of a tax cut to the wealthy
  • No changes to Social Security (except for cutting down on "fraud, waste, and abuse")
  • Treasury debt will only be bought back if the price of the bonds go down
  • Minimum wage will increase only if the states agree to it

Later on FOX Business, Stuart Varney asked Money Morning's own Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald, who is tapped regularly for his valuable input by the network, for his thoughts on Trump's economic plans.

"It sounds like he's coming to the 'big-boy table,'" Fitz-Gerald responded, "and he's beginning to realize he's got some sophisticated issues he has to deal with."

Here's Fitz-Gerald's full interview on "Trumponomics":

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