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Donald Trump: “We spent $8 trillion and we can't leave the lights on in a…”

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

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Joe Rogan Experience #2219 - Donald Trump

Published | Video Starts at 1:32:37

Why? We're getting close to. I said, you mean we spent $8 trillion and we can't leave the lights? Or think of this 20 years, We spent $8 trillion and we can't leave the lights on in a plane. I said, that's okay, turn the lights on. I'm not going to fight them. That's what this is. Because it's too dangerous. (1:32:37–1:32:44)

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Asserts that $8 trillion was spent, presumably on military efforts, yet planes can't fly with lights on.

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