The issue focused on the tax law, and the near-insurmountable risk of the large swaths of the country that are not already subject to the 12% tax, that is, to the state of New York, which is to be hit with a $1.2 billion tax on the state's two million net book value.

The Trump campaign on Friday had said the plan was an "unprecedented" move.

"The Trump tax plan is a far-reaching and deep