Analysis: Trump would add far more to debt than Clinton

Published June 26, 2016 11:01pm ET



Donald Trump would add far more to the federal debt than would Hillary Clinton, according to an analysis by an outstide group released Sunday night.

Based on his campaign trail promises, Trump would add $11.5 trillion to the federal debt, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget found, sending the debt as a share of economic output from 74 percent today to 127 percent in 2026.

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