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:
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