Clinton: Trump's economic policies will trigger recession

US presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has slammed his Republican rival Donald Trump as a "dangerous" businessman who would plunge the US economy into recession and cost Americans millions of jobs.

“You might think that because he has spent his life as a businessman, he’d be better prepared to handle the economy. Well it turns out, he’s dangerous there, too,” Clinton said during a speech in the US State of Ohio on Tuesday.

"Trump would take us back to where we were before the crisis. He'd rig the economy for Wall Street again… Trump would throw us back into recession," she said.

"We cannot put a person like this, with all his empty promises, in a position of power over our lives," Clinton stated. "We can't let him bankrupt America like we are one of his failed casinos. We can't let him roll the dice with our children's futures."

The former secretary of state made her speech following a Gallup poll earlier this month that found 53 percent of voters in favor of Trump as president when it comes to the economy, compared with 43 percent who would prefer Clinton.

“Just like he shouldn’t have his finger on the [nuclear] button, he shouldn’t have his hands on our economy, Donald Trump's ideas about the economy and the world will cause millions of Americans to lose their jobs,” she concluded.

The billionaire businessman hit back at Clinton, saying, she "surged the trade deficit with China 40 percent as secretary of state, costing Americans millions of jobs."

Trump added that he would deliver a speech Wednesday addressing "the failed policies and bad judgment of crooked Hillary Clinton."

“Hillary says this election is about judgment. She's right. Her judgment has killed thousands, unleashed ISIL and wrecked the economy,” Trump tweeted. 

The latest war of words comes at a time when the Republican candidate fired his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski seeking a reboot as he prepares to battle with his Democratic rival, whose campaign is well ahead in terms of finances and organization.

Trump has been rebuked for making controversial statements after the Orlando massacre, including about Muslims, and for saying it would have been a "beautiful sight" if more people at the Florida club were armed in order to shoot back at the attacker.

The reality TV star has gone down in numbers in several polls while Republican leaders continue to express doubt about their presumptive nominee.

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