We've had politicians that said they were going to cut the national debt, and yet we went off and spent money in wars that we never paid for. So it's cumulative now to a point where We're paying more on our interest on the national debt than we are actually spending for our entire defense. of the United States. You mentioned immigrants and welfare. That would be, as you know, a tiny sliver of federal spending, which is mostly defense interest on the debt and entitlement programs. (03:57–04:07)
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