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Donald Trump: “Nearly half of Americans now say they're broke.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Donald Trump holds news conference at Mar-a-Lago

Published | Video Starts at 23:08

If they did. I think it's the worst inflation probably in the lifetime of the country. And it's costing typical American families over $30,000. Nearly half of Americans now say they're broke. Think of that. Half of Americans are saying they're broke. They have no money. Two thirds say they're living from paycheck to paycheck. And that's a record. Never. (23:08–23:13)

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Asserts that nearly half of Americans claim to be financially broke.

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