Trump Says Bob Kraft Called Tax Bill 'Incredible'

FOXBOROUGH, MA – The newly passed GOP tax law tax may not have a lot of fans, but count New England Patriots owner and President Trump buddy Robert Kraft among the supporters.

At Friday's signing ceremony, Trump told reporters that Kraft called him Thursday, said the tax bill was "incredible," and has a big purchase ahead of him. So what's on Kraft's shopping list? Is it an offensive line to protect Tom Brady? Maybe a new addition to Patriot Place? How about constructing that always seemingly out of reach soccer-specific stadium for the New England Revolution?

According to Trump, Kraft is using the cuts in the bill to build a paper mill in North Carolina. Aside from his sports proprieties, he also owns packaging company Rand-Whitney and a forest products company appropriately named International Forest Products.

A Kraft Group spokesperson told the Boston Globe that the call did happen but remained mum on the prospect of a new paper mill.

The announcement that Kraft was allegedly going to build the mill is in line with Trump's idea that the reform will cause more economic development. While relocation consultant John Boyd believes the lower corporate rate in the bill will encourage more companies to stay in America, Tufts University economist Michael Klein told the Globe that no credible economist expects the growth that the administration is promising.

Count Kraft as one of those people who like the bill. A recent CNN poll shows that 55 percent of Americans opposed the recent tax reforms and two-thirds said they believe that the bill does more for the wealthy than the middle class.

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