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Protesters interrupted Trump 10 times in the first 20 minutes of his economic policy address at the Detroit Economic Club on Monday.

"It sounds like Hillary people, I guess," the businessman said on Fox, adding of the protesters, "they don't have the same spirit as Bernie [supporters]."

Michigan People's Campaign, a liberal group in the state, took credit for the protests. The group, which used only female protesters, said that it wanted to get under Trump's skin

Trump also used his Fox appearance to defend his tax plan , details of which he unveiled on Monday, saying he would generally lower taxes.

"It's going to make our country hum," he stated.

Trump told Fox he would roll out a plan in early September focused on helping students who are saddled with student loan debt.

"The colleges don't care because basically the students pay," Trump said. "It's destroying people before they even start."