WH Blames Republicans for Record-High $34 Trillion Debt

The White House on Thursday blamed Republican tax cuts for America's national debt reaching a historic high of $34 trillion.

"If you look at that data, there's a trickle-down debt. If you think about it, Republican tax cuts are responsible [for] about 90% of it — of the increase in the debt as a share of the economy over the last two decades, excluding emergency spending," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a press briefing when asked about U.S. debt.