Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are in agreement on at least one thing: Trump is the "king of debt." As Clinton delivered a scathing speech in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday attacking Trump's economic policy proposals, Trump hopped on social media to confirm Clinton's claim that Trump knows a thing or two about debt. "He calls himself the king of debt and his tax plan lives up to the name," Clinton said. Trump responded:
Trump also unveiled a response via Instagram, in which he once again said that he's "made a fortune with debt," but that "debt for this country is a disaster." He implied that while Clinton and President Obama have increased America's debt, his experience with the matter would better equip him to handle America's finances:
Obama-Clinton inherited $10T in debt and turned it into nearly $20T. They have bankrupted America while making their donors rich!A video posted by Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) on Jun 21, 2016 at 9:53am PDT
Who knew an inside knowledge of how to capitalize on debt was the key to making America great again?
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