Barack Obama: “Now we inherited a trillion-dollar deficit. The other side doesn't…”

On the recordJune 4, 2012

Now we inherited a trillion-dollar deficit. The other side doesn't like to be reminded of this.

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Barack Obama emphasizes that his administration inherited a significant deficit from the previous administration.

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Barack Obama: “Now we inherited a trillion-dollar deficit. The other side doesn't like to be reminded of this.”