Only I can fix it · 2016 campaign · № 13
Only he knew how to fix debt, trade deficits and a weakened military
“I am the only person running for the presidency who understands this and this is a serious problem. I'm the only one — believe me, I know them all, I'm the only one that knows how to fix it.”
- Said
- , Foreign policy speech at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. (Center for the National Interest)
- Subject
- America's overextended resources
- Topic
- Foreign policy
- Era
- 2016 campaign
What happened
The passage referred to 'massive debt, low growth, a huge trade deficit' and the need to 'rebuild our military.' The federal debt grew about 50%, from $14.4 trillion to $21.6 trillion, and the trade deficit rose 36.3% to nearly $654 billion in 2020. PolitiFact rated his pledge to eliminate the federal debt in eight years Promise Broken.