Donald Trump made a stop in Tampa on his presidential campaign trail to host a rally at the USF Sun Dome on Feb. 12.
The Dome, which seats 10,411, left several thousands standing outside during the event.
The Republican presidential candidate’s hourlong speech covered almost every primary issue on American’s minds. Listed below are national issues along with Trump’s take on each.
Veteran Affairs Funding Cut: “Twenty-two veterans commit suicide every day because of the Obama administration’s budget cuts and lack of care for our veterans.”
The administration cut $1.4 billion in the Veterans Affairs budget on medical care, leaving 70,000 vets without care after returning home.
Common Core Requirements: “Common Core is a disaster and we’re going to get rid of it.”
The nation’s standardized education requirements ensure that schools throughout the nation provide equal education opportunities across a range of subjects. Common Core has been applied in a majority of U.S. public schools, from Kindergarten to 12th grade.
Jobs in the United States: “I’ll be the greatest job-producing president that God ever created.”
According to the Economic Policy institute in 2014, since the start of the recession in 2007, the labor market gained back 7.4 million jobs of the recession’s original loss of 8.7 million.
Wall between U.S. and Mexico: “The president of Mexico just told me ‘I’m not paying for that wall.’ And you know what I said to him? ‘That wall just got 10 feet higher.’”
Trump later continued to suggest that without a border, we’re not a country. He also said that he does want people coming into the U.S., they just have to do it legally.
Iran-U.S. deal: “We call them and let them know we’re coming, then let them hide their nuclear weapons the day before we go in and inspect them.”
According to PolitiFact, the deal was reached in an effort to stop Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons and give relinquish 97 percent of its enriched uranium. However, the agreement also allows Iran to self-inspect its own weapons and materials.
Radical Islamic terrorism: “I’m going to build a strong military so that we never have to use it.”
Trump went on about how Obama shies away from using the phrase “radical Islamic terrorism.”
He also declared that if elected, ISIS would be defeated during his presidency, and that he would uphold our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms to protect us from terrorists.
After briefly covering topics like ObamaCare, Syrian refugees and safe zones in Europe, Trump also spent time ridiculing other presidential candidates like Clinton and Sanders; calling Bernie a “communist running against an entrepreneur.”
