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Donald Trump: “They've allowed us to be $37 trillion in debt.”

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

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President Trump Participates in a Press Conference with the Director of the FBI

Published | Video Starts at 46:00

We would have no defense. You know, they've used tariffs on us, but we've never had anybody sitting in that chair that felt the need to do it. And They've allowed us to be $37 trillion in debt. et cetera, et cetera. We, tariffs are a very important tool for our defense, for our national security. If we don't have tariffs, we're not going to have national security. (46:00–46:06)

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Asserts that the U.S. is $37 trillion in debt.

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