"I'm not angry at China. I'm not angry at Mexico. I'm not angry at India or Vietnam, which is hot as a pistol right now, taking a lot of stuff away from us," Trump yesterday said at a campaign rally in this town of Indiana where the crucial Republican primary is scheduled to be held today.
Latest polls show that Trump is leading by 15 points against his nearest GOP rival Senator Ted Cruz from Texas and a win here would propel him near the footsteps of being a presumptive nominee.
"I'm not angry at Japan. They send cars over by the million. We give them practically nothing. You talk about a trade unbalance. They're up here. We're down like below that stage. It's trade imbalance. I'm not angry at any of them.
"I'm angry at our leaders for being grossly incompetent and not knowing. Right?," the real estate mogul said in his characteristic style amidst a big applause from the audience.
Indiana, he said has lost about 15 per cent of its construction jobs since The Recession.
The city of Indianapolis has lost one third of its manufacturing jobs since 1990, he added.
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