Trump Trashes Paul Ryan’s Budget: ‘Suicidal,’ ‘Big Mistake,’ ‘Dangerous Plan For Mitt Romney’

[ProSense]

Trump Trashes Paul Ryan’s Budget: ‘Suicidal,’ ‘Big Mistake,’ ‘Dangerous Plan For Mitt Romney’

By Faiz Shakir

This morning on Fox & Friends, billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump criticized Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to putting out a Republican budget plan that hits low-income Americans the hardest, rewards millionaires, and ends Medicare as we know it.

But Trump wasn’t upset with the details of the plan, as much as the timing of the release of it. It’s “very bad politically,” Trump argued, adding, “Democrats will have an absolute field day.” He emphasized, “Republicans, if they pursue this, are making a big mistake.”

Instead, Republicans “should wait till after the election,” Trump said, and that “for them to do it now is suicidal.” He argued that the GOP budget plan will be very unpopular with the American people, so they should just hide the details for now:

STEVE DOOCY: Don’t you think it makes it a clearer case where the voter will have a choice between the President who doesn’t want to mess with entitlements, wants things to go just as they are, even some have suggested we’re going to go over a financial cliff. Or the Republicans, who have a plan.

TRUMP: You’re right, Republicans have a plan, but it’s not a choice that the Republicans are going to win. People are going to take the choice that’s best for them even if it’s not best for the country. […]

I think it’s a very dangerous plan for Mitt Romney. … He’s going to be saddled with a plan that’s very tough to live with.

Watch it:

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http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/03/26/451457/trump-trashes-paul-budget/

[MrScorpio]

1. "Dangerous to Mitt Romney?"

What about the rest of the freaking country?

[Ian David]

2. This is huge. HuuuUUuuuge. n/t

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. I heard the interview. Trump didn't trash the budget.

He only trashed the timing. He'd prefer the budget be held in secret until after the general election. I think Trump sorta likes the budget, just fears the reaction of the voters.

[KaryninMiami]

4. Right- no need to piss off the middle class and poor people now-

It's much better to let them believe the GOP gives a shit about them. Wait till Romney gets elected then screw them with more benefits to millionaires. Of course Trump likes the budget- or any plan that would keep Trump's billions safe and protect his pals. The part that's so difficult to understand, is why the American public AKA the 99%- believes these assholes really care about them and vote against their own interests.

[ProSense]

5. Yeah,

it states that in the article: "But Trump wasn’t upset with the details of the plan, as much as the timing of the release of it."

Still, calling the timing of the plan "suicidal" and referring to it as "dangerous plan for Mitt Romney" is not good for Republicans and Romney.

[WI_DEM]

6. The best deficit reduction plan is to end the Bush Tax Cuts and jobs

the more people work the more they are paying into the system in the form of taxes.