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Trump Brushes Off $40,000,000,000,000 Gov’t Debt Crisis, Claims US Economy Can Grow Its Way Out Of Spiraling Spending Problem

‘the way you take care of debt is with growth’

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As of August 22, 2026 at 11:54 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened ‘the way you take care of debt is with growth’.
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Right / center-rightTrump Brushes Off $40,000,000,000,000 Gov’t Debt Crisis, Claims US Economy Can Grow Its Way Out Of Spiraling Spending Problem

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Daily CallerNews report · Aug 22, 11:54 PM

Trump Brushes Off $40,000,000,000,000 Gov’t Debt Crisis, Claims US Economy Can Grow Its Way Out Of Spiraling Spending Problem

‘the way you take care of debt is with growth’

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Independent Journal ReviewNews report · Aug 22, 11:54 PM

Trump Brushes Off $40,000,000,000,000 Gov’t Debt Crisis, Claims US Economy Can Grow Its Way Out Of Spiraling Spending Problem

President Donald Trump on Saturday brushed off concerns about the debt crisis plaguing the United States — now surpassing $40 trillion — in favor of a Hail-Mary strategy of economic growth.

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Aug 22, 11:54 PM: Independent Journal Review joined the source map.

Aug 22, 11:54 PM: Daily Caller joined the source map.

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