Donald Trump: My Campaign Is Taking on the ‘Big 3’

During a speech Saturday in the key battleground state of Virginia, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said his campaign is waging a war against the “Big Three” of American politics:

“Our campaign is about breaking up the special interest monopoly in Washington, D.C.,” he said. “We’re trying to disrupt the collusion between the wealthy donors, the large corporations and the media executives. They’re all part of the same political establishment.”

After noting a new Rasmussen poll that had him leading by five points, Trump pledged to “replace our failed and corrupt establishment with a new government that serves you, your family and your country.” He then spoke about his economic plan and how it will spur job creation.

He also went over his “public safety” agenda, his plans to “repeal and replace” ObamaCare, and his education initiatives, taking swipes at Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s distinctly different agenda. He also noted the grand opening, earlier in the day, of the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture.

“We congratulate and honor those involved with the project, and recognize today the incredible contributions of the African-American community to this nation,” he said. “African-Americans have given so much to this nation and sacrificed so much for this nation.

“Many African-Americans are succeeding so greatly in our country, and I will make sure their success is protected and supported. At the same time, too many African-Americans have been left behind and trapped in poverty. I will fight to make sure every single African-American child in this country is fully included in the American Dream.”

Trump said “fixing things” is what he has been doing most of his life, pointing to his New York City projects where he “turned rundown spaces into new centers of business, activity and opportunity.” Where others saw only problems, he said he saw only potential, turning empty lots into homes, offices, and “living memories for thousands of workers and families.”

“That’s what I want to do for our country,” he added. “I want to go into the neglected neighborhoods, the failing schools, the forgotten stretches of this nation, and unlock their potential for all of our people. I’ve made a living for years looking at unused spaces and imagining what they could be. Politicians look at blighted neighborhoods and offer only excuses—I look at those same neighborhoods and offer solutions.

“We spend so much time thinking about how things used to be, we’ve stopped thinking about how great things could be—all we have to do is tune out the doubters, the cynics and the naysayers. We are a nation of strivers, dreamers and believers—and that’s the spirit that will carry us to victory in November, and to great victories as a nation.”

But, it’s going to take a lot of work in the final six weeks of the campaign. Trump urged his supporters to take to their neighborhoods and help encourage others to support his candidacy.

“You have to knock on doors,” he said. “You have to pick up that phone. Go to our website to learn more. You have to campaign on the streets. Spread the love that we have in this room to the people of our country.

“To beat the system, you have to lift your voice, pound the pavement and get out the vote. You have 44 days until the big vote. You have 44 days to make possible every dream you ever dreamed of for your country.

“You have one magnificent chance to deliver justice for every forgotten man, woman and child in this nation. The arrogance of Washington, D.C., will soon come face to face with the righteous verdict of the American voter.”