“Other people talking about college debt, you’ve got to be kidding me,” Booker said.

“Every country we are competing with is driving down the cost of college,” Booker claimed. “Germany – it cost between zero and four percent of median income to go to college. Canada – I can’t stand how they’re out-Americaning us in Canada.”

“Trudeau, give me a break,” he added, “it costs about six to seven percent median income to go to college.”

“What does it cost in America?” he asked rhetorically. “Fifty-two percent of median income and why are other nations out-Americaning us?”