Trump thinks we can always just print more money

Trump thinks we can always just print more money 2016-05-13T10:27:04-04:00

Donald Trump thinks we don’t have to worry about defaulting on the national debt because we can always just print more money.

Donald Trump declared Monday the U.S. never has to default on debt “because you print the money,” while trying to clarify his strategy for managing the national debt.

Trump insisted that he never said the U.S. should default or attempt to renegotiate with creditors, as had been reported.
“People said I want to go and buy debt and default on debt, and I mean, these people are crazy. This is the United States government,” Trump told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “New Day.” “First of all, you never have to default because you print the money, I hate to tell you, OK?”

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For more on how Trump would handle the national debt, see this.

 

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