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Donald Trump: “Their tax raise that they wanted was more than $5 trillion.”

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

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President Trump Holds Tax Day Event In Las Vegas, Nevada

Published | Video Starts at 21:46

What do you think? But the real number they say is 48 years. I believe it's the highest inflation and they caused it. And they then wanted to raise your tax. So Their tax raise that they wanted was more than $5 trillion. which to each person is probably about four or $5,000. And they wanted to raise your taxes. The great big beautiful bill also slashed taxes on millions of American small businesses, including restaurants, dry cleaners, corner stores. (21:46–21:53)

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Asserts that Democrats wanted a tax raise of more than $5 trillion.

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