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Mike Rogers: “This is the first time that the interest payment on our…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

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'Surefire Plan To Make America Last': Mike Rogers Blasts Democrats, Harris During Michigan Rally

Published | Video Starts at 01:03

It's the first time that foreign automakers made more cars in the United States than domestic automakers. This is the first time that the interest payment on our national debt is bigger than [the] Department of Defense [budget]. It's the first time in american history that Americans credit card debt has surpassed a trillion dollars. This is a surefire plan to make America last. (01:03–01:09)

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Asserts that interest payments on the national debt have surpassed the Department of Defense budget for the first time.

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