In an onstage interview at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 21, President Trump was asked how he intends to tackle the gigantic increase in federal deficits and debt, that according to the Congressional Budget Office and almost all private forecasts, will only keep worsening under current policies. “The big thing is growth,” responded the POTUS. “Growth is the way we go from high debt to low debt. We’re going to be growing our way out, and I think we’re going to be paying down debt.” Trump has frequently stated that his manifesto that champions sweeping deregulation and domestic manufacturing, alongside the rapid rise of AI—Trump trumpets that he personally orchestrated the technology’s single biggest initiative, the…

