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Pat Kreitlow: “The deficit was not slashed by 25%, it was at best 2%.”

Featuring: Pat Kreitlow, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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Published | Video Starts at 02:52

And give Twitter this much credit, they now have the, you know the community notes section where people note The deficit was not slashed by 25%, it was at best 2%. And then it gives some other fact checking as well. But, you know, this was put up by somebody who has a little experience in journalism and politics and says, … (02:52–02:58)

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Asserts that the actual reduction in the US deficit was at best 2%.

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