washington republican presidential candidate donald trump backtrack monday remark raise tax wealthy americans say rich might simply get small tax cut originally propose trump walk away sunday comment tax wealthy would go broad tax policy proposals include tax cut rich americans negotiate congress appear break traditional republican support low tax income bracket monday trump say mean imply will raise tax people higher-income bracket current level refer potential adjustments tax policy proposal may increase wealthy go allow increase middle class trump say cnn increase wealthy mean still go pay less pay talk increase original tax proposal proposal release september include broad tax break businesses households high income tax rate cut 25 percent current 39.6 percent trump billionaire real estate developer say monday low tax middle class businesses priority talk tax increase talk tremendous tax decrease ok trump say fox business network say proposals always change negotiations congress commit cut tax contradictory statements come trump begin pivot general election race likely democratic nominee hillary clinton trump effectively clinch republican nomination nov. presidential election last week last two rival drop race douglas holtz-eakin former bush administration official also advise republican john mccain fail 2008 presidential run say trump try make economic plan add go wildly unrealistic impenetrable subject tax holtz-eakin say add trump comment outcome possible negotiations congress make confuse really want trump win support influential anti-tax crusader grover norquist say cnbc monday people lot tax credit might see increase rat would drop overall trump plan make clear want low tax norquist say trump tax cut would tax cut every american norquist group americans tax reform ask republican candidates sign no-new-taxes pledge trump sign one yet norquist say confident candidate would sign give public comment clinton campaign happy take trump word plan cut wealthy americans tax cite analysis trump proposal nonpartisan tax policy center estimate would give wealthy americans average annual boost 1.3 million year tax plan billionaire billionaires clinton adviser jake sullivan say confuse comment weekend actually double today fact tax plan would massive cut wealthy know say tomorrow trump also seek monday clarify comment make last week u.s. debt say never espouse restructure default government debt would buy back discount interest rat go stop talk debt say anything make sense yet holtz-eakin say trump candidacy open rift republican party many leaders appal rhetoric immigrants muslims women concern policy position opposition free trade run counter republican orthodoxy u.s. house representatives speaker paul ryan say last week yet ready endorse trump say monday would step co-chairman july 18-21 republican national convention trump want trump sunday rule push ryan speaker traditional role convention chairman ryan trump meet thursday try iron differences late thursday candidate meet senate majority leader mitch mcconnell members senate republican leadership senate republican aide say monday trump say monday new jersey governor chris christie former presidential rival endorse candidacy shortly drop race would lead white house transition team republican u.s. senator marco rubio florida another vanquish presidential rival seek monday quash speculation might emerge vice presidential run mate trump say still deep reservations former reality television star trump retreat comment raise tax wealthy