When Donald Trump spoke to the Economic Club of New York on Thursday, his response to a question about child care generated headlines in outlets from CNN to The New York Times to The Associated Press. Most of the coverage focused on the rambling nature of Trump’s answer, but most also noted that he expressed support for making child care more affordable.
But the former president’s assertion that “you have to have it” clashed with some of his principal actions on child care while he was in the Oval Office. In fact, throughout his presidency, Trump proposed significant reductions to spending on child care and early childhood education programs, as well as aid to low-income families.
