President Trump made a surprise visit to a women’s forum at the White House Tuesday to highlight the economic gains by women during his presidency, and he reminded the female attendees that they’d have been much worse off under Hillary Clinton.
“The stock market is way up again today,” Mr. Trump told the gathering just before stocks dipped into negative territory in mid-afternoon. “Had the other side gotten in, the market would have gone down 50 percent from where it was. Remember that.”
Mr. Trump singled out Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and said, “Arkansas. Great state. How did I win Arkansas by so much when she [Mrs. Clinton] came from Arkansas?”
The president said women “represent half of the population, but they care about 100 percent of the issues that face the nation.”
He noted that the unemployment rate for women is at its lowest point in 17 years, and the number of women in the workforce is at a record high.
“Especially since it’s on my watch, I feel proud of that,” Mr. Trump said.
He said the economy is surging for women small business owners, and for the rest of America, because “we took off restrictions and we took off regulations.”
“The [cutting of] regulations had a lot to do with the success, don’t let anyone kid you,” the president said.
Mr. Trump added that his administration is reviewing potential rollbacks of the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory law to boost lending.
• Dave Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.
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