Clinton releases video hitting Trump’s economic proposals

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign released a video on Monday that warns about dangers in Republican Donald Trump’s economic plans.

The video comes hours before Trump is scheduled to present his economic plan and is a direct shot at the GOP nominee on an issue that polls have suggested is a strong one for him.

{mosads}The video, titled “What you need to know about Trumponomics,” highlights an analysis from Moody’s Analytics in June that said Trump’s economic proposals would cause a “lengthy recession.”

The analysis says the economy would be “significantly weaker” if the businessman’s proposals were adopted and predicts a loss of close to 3.5 million jobs by the end of his presidency.

It also showed the candidate’s proposals would benefit the nation’s wealthiest and hurt poorer Americans the most.

The video also seeks to use Trump’s comments against him.

“Wages too high. We’re not going to be able to compete against the world,” Trump says in one clip. In another, he calls himself the “king of debt.”

“I would borrow knowing that if the economy crashed, you could make a deal,” Trump says in another clip.

Trump has won support from blue-collar workers in swing states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania with an economic message focused on renegotiating trade deals. 

In his speech, the GOP nominee is expected to call for a moratorium on new financial regulations and to announce that child care payments will be fully tax deducible under a Trump administration. His economic address will focus on energy, tax, regulation and trade.

A number of polls have shown the economy is a policy area where voters prefer Trump to over the Democratic nominee, although a Washington Post/ABC News survey released over the weekend showed the two running neck and neck on the issue.