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Wesley Hunt: “We are running a $2 trillion annual deficit.”

Featuring: Wesley Hunt, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 38

Congressmen Wesley Hunt & Byron Donalds The Sage Steele Show

Published July 2, 2024 | Video Starts at 29:13

So we're on the ground, and we see it every single day. What it's taking is it's taking Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We are $35 trillion in debt. We are running a $2 trillion annual deficit. We've had 11 million people enter our country illegally. This is the highest inflation I have seen in 40 years, my entire lifetime. Communities don't feel safe anymore. (29:13–29:17)

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“Enough fentanyl has poured into this country to kill every single American six times.”
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