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Mark Kelly: “The President said he’d pay off the debt in his first term. Well we all knew that was a lie. Instead he ran it up to $40…”

On the recordAugust 20, 2026
The President said he’d pay off the debt in his first term. Well we all knew that was a lie. Instead he ran it up to $40 trillion while he and his family made billions.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Democratic senator from Arizona criticizes Trump on national debt.

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