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Donald Trump: “We were energy independent three years ago.”

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

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Donald Trump delivers speech at rally in Texas

Published | Video Starts at 10:24

Thank you. Ron. Desanctimonious came here trying to get that. They gave their endorsement to me. So it's really. That was a great. That was really something. But, you know, We were energy independent three years ago. We didn't need anybody. We were going to shortly be energy dominant. We were going to make so much money. We're going to pay off debt. The $35 trillion in debt. (10:24–10:27)

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