Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized the Trump administration's track record on fiscal policy during an appearance on 'Fox News Sunday.' '$6 trillion more in debt. That’s never the right direction for the country.'
During his appearance on the program, Pompeo said he was "proud" of the Trump administration's work to secure the southern border and deter an attack by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Europe.
But Pompeo notably mentioned that over its four years, "the Trump administration spent $6 trillion more than it took in, adding to the deficit." Asked by host Shannon Bream whether he would do a better job getting the U.S.' fiscal house in order than Trump did, Pompeo replied that a "President Pompeo or any conservative president" would do better on the issue than either Trump, President Obama or President Bush.
"$6 trillion more in debt. That’s never the right direction for the country," Pompeo said when pressed by Bream about whether he was saying Trump wasn't a "true conservative leader."
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