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Donald Trump: “We have 35 trillion in debt.”

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

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Donald Trump campaigning, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 17:05

We were going to take care of Asia. We're going to take care of Europe. We're going to take care. We're going to make a fortune, start paying down debt. We have 35 trillion in debt. We're going to lower your taxes. I gave you the largest tax cut in the history of our country and the largest regulation cuts. And we were able to do more. (17:05–17:09)

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Asserts that the national debt is $35 trillion.

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