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Donald Trump: “We're close to 18 [trillion]. I think we're going to be 21…”

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

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President Trump Participates in a Dinner Hosted by the President of the Republic of Korea

Published | Video Starts at 04:31

And we're over 17 trillion, probably up to $18 trillion of investment. In the last four years of the last administration, there were less than a trillion. And we're over 17 trillion. We're close to 18 [trillion]. I think we're going to be 21 or 22 trillion by the time I finish my first year. And there's never in history. There's never been anything like that for any country, not even close. And part of that is the national security, you know, given to us by the tariffs. (04:31–04:39)

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Asserts that U.S. investment is expected to reach 21 or 22 trillion dollars by the end of his first year.

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