Trump reveals why Ivanka drove him 'crazy' in the White House as questioner has panic attack

Former President Donald Trump revealed that his girl Ivanka drove him 'crazy' implicit the Child Tax Credits portion helium was successful the White House.

Trump was appearing for a municipality hallway astir women's issues connected Fox News hosted by Harris Faulkner erstwhile helium was asked astir the soaring outgo of raising kids.

The azygous parent named Rachel from the assemblage shared that she broke her cervix past twelvemonth and could not spend kid care. She asked the erstwhile president what changes helium would marque for parents to assistance marque having children much affordable. 

'You've ne'er heard of Ivanka, right? Ivanka?' Trump said successful effect to her question. 'My girl drove maine brainsick connected this.'

Child attraction affordability has been a increasing situation for parents successful the United States, and it is an contented Trump has struggled to code connected aggregate occasions connected the run trail. 

 'You cognize I gave you the largest taxation cuts successful the past of our country,' Trump told the pistillate successful response.

He went connected that his daughter, who served arsenic a elder advisor to him successful the White House, told him they needed to bash Child Tax Credits. 

'She was driving maine crazy. Then I did it, and I got it conscionable astir done. "Dad you've got to treble it up,"' Trump recalled astir his girl portion the medication was moving to walk his taxation law.

Trump claimed what they're going to bash moving guardant is 'readjust things, truthful it's just to everybody.' 

He said the taxation credits were going to 'go up higher,' but helium did not springiness immoderate specifics erstwhile it comes to what levels helium wants to spot the Child Tax Credits astatine oregon however helium would get it passed successful Congress.

The Republican taxation instrumentality passed successful 2017 doubled the Child Tax Credit from $1,000 to $2,000 a child. However, it did not assistance little income families with children who received lone portion oregon nary of the erstwhile taxation credit. 

When Democrats won the White House and some chambers of Congress successful 2020, they temporarily expanded the Child Tax Credit adjacent much nether the American Rescue Plan passed successful 2021, but efforts to marque the changes imperishable and different steps to code kid attraction affordability were blocked.  

'She was the 1 who got it started. You cognize those were our credits,' Trump claimed astir his daughter. 'Those were not the Democrat credits.'

Trump said a batch of Republicans 'said rightfully' not to grow the Child Tax Credit due to the fact that they 'never get recognition for that.' He past went disconnected to speech astir giving taxation cuts to companies. 

The 78-year-old did not code immoderate different steps helium would instrumentality to code the shortage of kid attraction workers oregon facilities. 

The pistillate Rachel who question connected kid attraction affordability question was visibly tense appearing connected tv successful beforehand of the crowd.

Rachel shared that her Child Tax Credit had decreased by astir 80 percent but daycare is astir $1,400 a period per child. She said that past twelvemonth she broke her cervix but was not capable to get immoderate assistance due to the fact that her income was supra the threshold. 

'I'm having a panic onslaught close now,' she said with a laughter arsenic she spoke connected camera.

Rachel besides shared that she was 'shaking similar a freaking leaf' and 'cannot stop' earlier she was capable to decorativeness her question.

Early past month, Trump besides rambled dramatically done a effect erstwhile asked astir prioritizing kid attraction authorities astatine the Economic Club of New York. 

Trump archetypal mentioned Ivanka successful that reply arsenic good earlier talking astir taxing overseas nations. Later successful his response, helium said the outgo of kid attraction is comparatively debased compared to different costs. 

'I want to enactment with kid care, but those numbers are tiny comparative to the benignant of economical numbers that I’m talking about, including growth, but maturation besides headed up by what the program is that I conscionable — that I conscionable told you about,' helium said. 

When asked astir kid attraction during the statesmanlike statement successful June, the ex-president ignored addressing the question altogether.