And this idea that somehow it's impossible to close $2 trillion out of the federal deficit, that's nonsense. In 2019, we spent two and a half trillion dollars less than we do right now. 2019 wasn't some ancient period back in the Ice Age. That was five years ago, six years ago. We can get back to that. I think most Americans agree with that. (04:59–05:04)
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Asserts that current government spending is $2.5 trillion more than in 2019.
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