Trump calls for regulatory bloodbath -- asks Musk to lead task force on 'drastic cuts'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "On Thursday, Trump also pledged to eliminate 10 regulations for every new regulation if elected, increasing a promise from his first term to eliminate two regulations for every new rule.
51% : "We want to make our goods in America and most of them we can," Trump said.
48% : Trump also vowed to establish a task force to review federal expenditures, an idea recommended by Musk, the Tesla Inc. and SpaceX chief executive officer.
47% : Trump said the commission would be "tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic reforms.
47% : ""Elon, because he's not very busy, has agreed to head that task force," Trump said about tapping Musk, the world's richest person.
44% : "Electricity is desperately needed for AI," Trump said.
39% : "As president, Trump sought to reduce the corporate rate from 35% to 15%, but ultimately landed on 21% after pressure from Republicans to pare back cuts to allow for more tax benefits for households.
33% : Trump also defended his threats to hit both US adversaries and allies with tariffs if he returns to power, casting it as a "pro-American trade policy that uses tariffs to encourage production here.
31% : While Trump pledged to usher in lower interest rates, the president doesn't have any direct control over the setting of rates.
30% : "I am promising low taxes, low regulations, low energy costs, low interest rates, secure borders, low, low, low crime," Trump said Thursday at the Economic Club of New York, seeking to draw a contrast with Democratic rival Kamala Harris.
29% : Trump also cast the policy as necessary for emerging industries such as artificial intelligence and to keep the US competitive with China.
27% : A Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll conducted Aug. 23-27 in seven swing states likely to determine November's outcome showed likely voters trusted Trump on the economy by 50% to 44% over Harris, and more than half think they were better off financially under Trump than Biden and Harris.
26% : Trump said he would declare a national emergency on energy to spur domestic production and quickly approve more development of oil and gas extraction -- measures he said would help ease high prices.

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