Clinton: 'Trump would throw us back into recession'

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 21 (UPI) -- Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Tuesday delivered a sharp takedown of several of her rival Donald Trump's economic proposals and his business record.

Speaking to supporters in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday morning, Clinton delivered her second major attack against Trump in as many weeks.

Days prior to the California primary Clinton slammed Trump for a "reckless" foreign policy that would make the world more dangerous.

This time, she used much the same language speaking about Trump's economic proposals, which she said would lead the country back into a vast economic hole.

"It turns out, he's dangerous there, too. Just like he shouldn't have his finger on the button he shouldn't have his hands on our economy," Clinton said. "I don't say that because of typical disagreements. Liberals and conservatives say Trump's ideas would be disastrous. The chamber of commerce and labor unions. Mitt Romney and Elizabeth Warren. Trump would throw us back into recession."

She also attacked Trump's business record, questioning whether his decision not to release tax returns is "maybe because he isn't as rich as he claims, or that he hasn't given as much away to charity as he brags about."

Clinton rattled off a list of failed business ventures, joking Trump's books about business "all seem to end at Chapter 11. Go figure."

The barbs were not limited to a stage in Columbus, however. The back-and-forth between Clinton and Trump played out on Twitter, as well, where Trump responded to the attacks in real time.

"Hillary Clinton says this election is about judgment. She's right. Her judgment has killed thousands, unleashed [the Islamic State] and wrecked the economy," Trump tweeted, the first in a barrage of retorts to Clinton's staged presentation.

Trump accused Clinton of widening the trade deficit with China while secretary of state and questioned how she can run the economy "when she can't even send emails without putting [the] entire nation at risk."

Clinton also brought up the Trump University lawsuits, in which individuals who paid thousands of dollars to attend Trump-sponsored real estate seminars later said the courses were worthless. Clinton said Trump was "exploiting" average Americans.

"Those promises he's making at his campaign rallies? Those are the same promises he made to his customers at Trump University. And now they're suing him for fraud. The same people he's trying to get to vote for him are people he's been exploiting for years. It wasn't just investors and rich people he's been taking advantage of. It's working people."

Clinton assailed Trump's contention, during a Republican debate, that he thinks workers make too much money, and that higher wages are bad for business.

"Higher wages lead to more demand, which lead to more jobs with higher wages," Clinton said. "Donald Trump actually stood on a debate stage in November and said wages are too high in our country. He should tell that to the mothers and fathers working two jobs."

She was highly critical of remarks Trump made in 2006, prior to the housing market crash that perpetuated the Great Recession in 2008. Trump told an interviewer he welcomed a housing bubble burst because he's typically performed well in real estate in bear markets.

She also attacked controversial comments he's made about women in the workforce, challenging Trump's statement that a female worker's maternity leave presents an "inconvenience."

"He said 'Women will start making equal pay when they start doing as good a job as men,' as if we aren't already. He clearly doesn't know much about how we have grown the economy over the last 40 years, which is largely thanks to women getting into the workforce and adding to family incomes," Clinton said.