“I think before we got into COVID, I thought the debt was very manageable. We were having extraordinary growth. We were creating growth that would pay down the debt over time.”
Steven Mnuchin
Treasury Secretary. Fox News interview. Claim dated 6 Sep 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisDistorts the Facts
What FactCheck.org found
The claim relies on the unlikely premise that Congress would fully enact Trump's proposals to dramatically cut domestic spending, and on forecasts of economic growth that are far more optimistic than consensus forecasts.
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In short
Steven Mnuchin (Treasury Secretary) made this claim around 6 September 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 September 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “Distorts the Facts”.
Where the claim appeared
- foxnews.comhttps://www.foxnews.com/transcript/secretary-mnuchin-on-jobs-recovery-status-of-covid-rel…
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