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Ken Paxton: “By the time Obama was done, in eight years, it had been…”

Featuring: Ken Paxton, Republican | Attorney General of Texas

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Ken Paxton speaks at Turning Point USA event

Published | Video Starts at 03:16

Bush finished, from the time of Washington through the Civil War, through World War I, through World War II, through Vietnam, through Korea, our entire national debt was $10 trillion approximately. By the time Obama was done, in eight years, it had been doubled to 20 trillion on purpose. And now after Joe Biden. Anybody have the count? You can look it up. I think we just crossed $36 trillion in debt. (03:16–03:23)

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Asserts that the national debt doubled to $20 trillion during Obama's presidency intentionally.

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