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Raphael Warnock: “This year, under the Trump administration's economic…”

Featuring: Raphael Warnock, Democratic | U.S. Senate Georgia

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Raphael Warnock To Scott Bessent: 'What Grade Would You Give The US Economy Right Now?'

Published | Video Starts at 02:39

They'll tell you that. But I'm not so sure folks fully grasp the long term crisis that's also brewing for our children and our grandchildren. Wars do not pay for themselves. And This year, under the Trump administration's economic policies, the $31 trillion national debt exceeded GDP for basically the first time since World War II. too. Think about that. Now, to be fair, Debt did exceed GDP during the COVID 19 pandemic, but that was only briefly as GDP crashed as a result of a once in a century pandemic. (02:39–02:53)

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