Trump’s campaign proposals have some support, even from respected business leaders Jack Welch’s enthusiastic support for Donald Trump at this week’s Discovery Leadership Summit was out of place — and somewhat comical.The former chair and CEO of General Electric (GE) said he was thrilled the Republican candidate had sealed the presidential race because he expected him to cut taxes and overregulation. Welch is clearly not a fan of bureaucracy, saying growth will improve if the bureaucrats in Brussels and Washington are removed. Brexit was a perfect example of Britain saying "get me the hell out of here", he said.His comments followed other speakers who took a more grim view of populism à la Trump and Brexit.Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, who recently authored The Sleep Revolution, said Trump displayed characteristics of sleep deprivation, such as incoherence and instability.She was followed by Stanford economist Niall Ferguson, who said Trump’s campaign proposals, which i...
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