USA Today - Trump Tells Dallas Crowd He'll Reduce Taxes

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Republican front-runner Donald Trump told thousands gathered at the American Airlines Center Monday evening that if elected president he would reduce taxes.

"Corporations are paying far too much, far too much," he said. "Middle-income people are being decimated."

Trump said he would reveal details of his plan "over the next three or so weeks," a plan that was "going to be really pro-growth."

Wearing a blue suit and a red striped tie (but without his trademark "Make America Great Again" baseball cap), Trump paused for photos and autographs before taking the podium at 6:38 p.m. CT.

"Wow! Wow! Amazing, amazing," he said to the crowd estimated at 17,000. "Do you notice what's missing tonight? Teleprompters. We don't want Teleprompters."

The lower level of the arena was packed, but there were some empty seats in the upper levels, even though Ticketmaster distributed some 20,000 free tickets, which were snatched up days ago.

Outside the arena hundreds of protesters critical of Trump's immigration stance marched from the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin Guadalupe to the arena.

One of the biggest applause lines at the rally came when he talked about the signature issue of his campaign.

"We have to stop illegal immigration. We have to do it," Trump said. "We have to build a wall, folks; we have to build a wall. And a wall works. All you have to do is go to Israel and ask, 'How's your wall working?'"

He continued: "I want to have a big, beautiful door, but they have to be legal. They have to be. And if they're not going to be, they can't come in."

He then greeted supporters as Twisted Sister's We're Not Gonna Take It blared on the public address system.

More than seven hours before doors opened, ticket holders began lining up outside the arena, hoping to get a good seat for the rally.

Red Oak resident John Rhodes was second in line at about 8:45 a.m. He was ready for a long wait with chairs, an umbrella and an ice chest.

"We just want someone that will speak their mind and is not afraid of the establishment and politically correct answers. We're very excited about what he does," Rhodes said. "I think he speaks for a lot of us. We're very frustrated with the country right now and the things going on."

Trump's campaign stop in Dallas comes just two days before the second GOP debate on CNN Wednesday, and is helping to set the stage for the Texas GOP primary in six months.

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