today. this as we learned the united states debt hit a record high. stocks down, debt up, pretty toxic combination. one that the president today when he went to that podium for the first time chose to completely ignore. >> the economy is bringing people in because we're doing so well with the economy. >> here's what we learned today. the united states debt stands at $21.97 trillion. yes that's trillion. nearly $2 trillion higher than when president trump took office. and that is a promise broken. >> you know you look at our debt, $19 trillion going up to $21 trillion in a very short fashion. so we're going to straighten things out. we're going to start paying down debt. we have a lot of debt. we're going to start paying down debt. we'll pay down debt. does anybody not want it? please raise your hand. >> okay.