Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181017:11:56:00
President trump has actubo y established an incredible feat. senior political analyst john avalon is here to tell us why. >> we will do the math. the good news is the economy is booming, but the bad news is the deficit is booming as well. up 17% to $779 billion this year. those things aren't supposed to happen at the same time. when the trump team promised that, despite dire projections, tax cuts would pay for themselves. but lately the trump administration has retreated from that promise because the facts don't add up. president trump blamed bigger deficits on everything from taking care of o...