Former President Donald Trump on Thursday was asked how he would make child care more affordable if he is elected in November. Trump responded with an incoherent rant about tariffs, tax cuts, and a rollback of federal regulations.

“Can you commit to making childcare affordable? And if so what specific piece of legislation will you advance?” Reshma Saujani, the CEO of Girls Who Code, asked the Republican presidential nominee.

Trump answered by saying he “would do that,” and then proceeded to highlight the work of his daughter Ivanka and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who worked on a paid family leave plan during his administration. Despite Saujani’s question about lightening the hardships working parents, especially women, face to stay in the workforce, Trump maintained that his........

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