Trump in Austin: Democrats rebuke Trump over economic policies
State elected Democrats and local officials, flanked by airport workers, electricians, public school teachers, and other workers, gathered Tuesday ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to Austin to denounce Trump administration policies that they said largely have hurt working class Texans while cutting taxes for wealthy people.
The roundtable, held at the headquarters of Texas AFL-CIO in downtown Austin, came just hours before a presidential visit to an Apple Inc. manufacturing facility.
“We’re here today to talk not about Apple or Tim Cook,” said Austin Mayor Steve Adler. “We’re here to make sure that we’re talking about how the president’s economic policies are failing Texas workers and workers around the country.”
In 2018, Texas was one of nine states that saw widening gaps between rich people and poor people, according to inequality data compiled by the Census Bureau. Texas also remained the state with the highest percentage of people without health insurance.
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