What did Donald Trump predict about the economy in March 2016?
Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate ·
We've got to get rid of the $19 trillion in debt. … I would say over a period of eight years.
Debt rose to $27.75 trillion
Trump said he would get rid of the $19 trillion national debt over eight years. When he left office in January 2021 it was $27.75 trillion, up about $7.8 trillion.
When he left office on January 20, 2021, the debt was $27.75 trillion, up about $7.8 trillion from his first day (Treasury, Debt to the Penny).
Prediction vs. outcome · Economy
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- Interview with Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, The Washington Post.