Half a trillion over half a decade is 100 billion per year. I make no claim to the accuracy of the original statistic, but if that is the case and the federal

Half a trillion over half a decade is 100 billion per year. I make no claim to the accuracy of the original statistic, but if that is the case and the federal budget is 3.7 trillion [0] that is 2.7 percent of the budget. 0: https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51110 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51110