Sen. Rose: Trump must lay out proper path

Posted on July 20, 2016

By Adam Studzinski

CLEVELAND – Now that Donald Trump is the official Republican nominee for president, State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Champaign) said he has to lay out the right plan for America.

Rose is among Illinois’ delegation at the Republican National Convention. Rose said polls show most Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.

“He (Trump) has to lay out the path to jobs, the path to prosperity, the path that brings back the middle class in this country,” Rose said.

Rose added people need to “get over” the speech Melania Trump gave Monday because there are plenty of other things happening at the convention worth talking about.

“Joe Biden had the same thing happen to him a few years ago and the media didn’t make anything out of that,” said Rose. “I really think they’re making a mountain out of a mole hill on this one.”

On the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Rose had some harsh criticism.

“Hillary Clinton is the complete epitome – epitome – of job crushing, job killing, progressive liberalism that has destroyed the middle class and manufacturing in America,” he said.

Rose said they heard Tuesday from the West Virginia delegation, which said Clinton will kill the coal industry. Rose explained bringing down the coal industry would not just mean loss of jobs in West Virginia, it would mean job losses in Illinois.

Adam Studzinski can be reached at [email protected].

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