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Ron Johnson: “Trump comes into office, had to do deals with Democrats. His…”

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Senator Ron Johnson Brings His Charts to the Studio to Talk Cutting the Budget | Clay and Buck

Published | Video Starts at 02:17

That sparked the Tea Party movement. That's where I came into town. The Tea Party movement had an impact. And those deficits in his last term were $550 billion. Trump comes into office, had to do deals with Democrats. His average deficit was 810. Then Covid hit one year, 3.1 trillion. Dollars deficit and again with responsible leaders like we had in World War II. Okay, pandemic's over. Tide return to pre pandemic levels. (02:17–02:23)

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Asserts that the average annual deficit during Trump's administration was $810 billion.

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