Infrastructure

One word not in Trump’s speech: ‘Debt’

By Pete Kasperowicz
Published January 31, 2018 4:15am ET
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One word not in Trump’s speech: ‘Debt’
President Trump made no mention of the need to cut federal spending, and instead argued that federal spending needs to increase in two areas: Defense and Infrastructure. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP) | Win McNamee

President Trump used his State of the Union speech to tout the roaring U.S. economy, and his effort to focus the federal government on protecting the borders and helping its people thrive.

But Trump didn’t mention what has been a Republican priority for years under President Obama: the reduction of the national debt.

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