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Ron DeSantis: “We now have 38, 39 trillion running $2.2 trillion annual…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Speaks at Palm Beach Atlantic University

Published | Video Starts at 16:56

But when Covid it reset the baseline so much higher, all this money went into the system and we really still haven't shaken that. And so that just means, you know, look, politicians just want to add, add the debt. And We now have 38, 39 trillion running $2.2 trillion annual deficits. Understand that is taxing you. It's just an indirect tax because you're paying more for the things that you do. (16:56–17:01)

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Asserts that the U.S. national debt is $38-39 trillion with $2.2 trillion annual deficits.

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