“I want to look good by talking about the economy a lot. Growth, resilience, more spending - I'll list a lot of nice words so you won't notice I changed the subject from debt and interest costs. Let me dodge the actual issue.”
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“We have the best credit in the world and the economy is doing well. What would the opposition cut? Would they cut support for industries affected by the trade war? We've invested a lot of money to help those industries and create good jobs. I'm challenging the opposition to say if they would cut that support.”