Trump told Gary Cohn to 'print money' to lower the national debt, according to Bob Woodward's book
September 11, 2018 at 14:00 PM EDT
As a candidate, Donald Trump pledged to balance the federal budget and lower the nation debt, promises that have proved difficult to keep. Once in office, Trump considered a policy of just printing money, an idea that was quickly slapped down by his chief economic advisor, according to journalist Bob Woodward's new book.