Can Trump fix the national debt? Republican senators, many investors and even Elon Musk are skeptical

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Can Trump fix the national debt? Republican senators, many investors and even Elon Musk are skeptical

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The White House has viciously lashed out at anyone who has voiced concern about the debt snowballing under Trump, even though it did exactly that in his first term after his 2017 tax cuts.

This story appeared on pbs.org, 2025-06-02 15:48:43.