Trump says his tax plan will help middle class, boost economy

Washington

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday told workers that they would win under his tax plan, saying it would help the middle class and boost the economy, though critics say it would mainly benefit corporations and the rich.

Speaking in an aeroplane hangar at a Pennsylvania Air National Guard base in Harrisburg with a trailer truck behind him, Mr Trump reiterated the basic points of the nine-page tax cut "framework" he unveiled two weeks ago. "It's a middle-class bill. That's what we're thinking of. That's what I want," Mr Trump said. "I've had rich friends of mine come up to me, and say: 'Donald, you're doing this tax plan - we don't want anything. ... Don't give it to us. Give it to the middle class.' And that's what we're trying so hard to do."