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Donald Trump: “We're at plus $18 trillion for eight months.”

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

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President Trump Makes an Announcement, Oct. 10, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 29:43

So we have at this moment, I think we just cracked $18 trillion in commitments and investments in our country. As an example, the last administration was far less than $1 trillion for four years. We're at plus $18 trillion for eight months. There's never been anything like it in history in any country, anywhere in the world. So that's great. But maybe for purposes of this, more importantly, we're going to bring drug prices down at numbers that nobody ever thought possible. (29:43–29:48)

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