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Ron Johnson: “Our debt is $14.3 trillion. The entire size of our economy…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Ron Johnson on MSNBC's Morning Joe

Published | Video Starts at 02:06

One of the best lines I had throughout the campaign was we need politicians to tell us the truth. That's why I come on shows like this. You know, we have today, Our debt is $14.3 trillion. The entire size of our economy is a little under $15 trillion. Greece got in trouble when it, when its debt to GDP ratio exceeded its gdp. I mean, we are nearing that problem zone and we have to be truthful about it. (02:06–02:13)

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Asserts that U.S. debt is $14.3 trillion, nearly matching the GDP of under $15 trillion.

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