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Ron Johnson: “By 1948, because we had responsible leaders, you know, the…”

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Sen. Ron Johnson: Uncovering the Truth About 9-11 and What's Really in the "Big Beautiful Bill"

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Plus, I personally voted for President Trump because I wanted him to defeat the deep state. You don't defeat the deep state by continuing to fund it at Biden's levels. Yeah, I know. By 1948, because we had responsible leaders, you know, the greatest generation, that actually went down to 11.4% of GDP. we returned to a pre war level. And we had a massive recession too. So again, when you start talking about controlling the deficit, well, you can control the deficit by tariff revenue or selling the gold card, but that keeps funding the deep state. (38:23–38:31)

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