We can only assume the Trump campaign hoped last night’s child care plan rollout would be a promising turning point for Donald Trump. Instead, Trump rolled out a “’Mad Men’-era” proposal that would leave out men and adoptive families, hurt working mothers and benefit the rich.

The reviews are in, and they’re not good:

MSNBC: Donald Trump’s child-care ‘plan’ is hard to take seriously

“The proposal would exclude many families who need help the most; the Trump campaign’s numbers don’t come close to adding up; and for much of the country, the size of the candidate’s recommended tax credit would fall far short.”

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NPR: Trump Campaign Sketches Out Family Care Plans; Questions Linger Over Funding

“That could come at a whopping cost. There are some 124 million households in the U.S., about 43 percent of which with children. That’s more than 50 million households. If all of those families put in $1,000 per year, it would cost the government $25 billion annually. Even if half of all families contributed to it, that’s still a big price tag, and the Trump campaign outlines no way to pay for it. Not to mention that that kind of benefit doesn’t help the families who can’t afford to put that much in per year.”

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