Donald Trump introduced an unorthodox childcare plan Tuesday night, becoming a rare Republican calling for paid maternity leave. Trump also strangely asserted that “my opponent has no childcare plan”. Photograph: Mike Segar/ReutersThe Clinton campaign held a conference call for reporters on Tuesday to rebut Trump’s plan, which they characterized with audible disdain. Maya Harris, a senior policy adviser to the former secretary of state, described Trump’s plan as “half-baked and completely out of touch”. The Republican nominee is expected to give a major economic policy address that day at the New York Economic Club.

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2016 01:47 UTC