President Donald Trump used his pre-Superbowl interview to blame foreign nations for America’s $36 trillion debt, claiming other countries had taken advantage of the U.S.
Speaking to Fox News‘ Bret Baier, Trump mentioned Mexico and Canada, which he has held hostage to tariff demands since entering the White House.
“We’re not that rich right now. We owe $36 trillion dollars. That’s because we let all these nations take advantage of us,” Trump said.
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“Same thing, like, $200 billion, with Canada, we owe $300 [billion]…we have a deficit with Mexico of $350 billion.
“I’m not going to do that. I’m not going to let that happen.”
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