TAPPER: Welcome back to THE LEAD. We're now down to 18 days until Election Day. It's a number we've all memorized here. Time is winding down for the candidates to offer any more specifics on how they might slash the nation's $19 trillion national debt. And that's the subject of this week's installment of America's Debt & The Economy. Tuesday's final debate was the last time Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had an audience of millions to offer details. Here's how Clinton tried to sell her plan.</s>CLINTON: I have said repeatedly throughout this campaign, I will not raise taxes on anyone making $250,000 or less. I also will not add a penny to the debt.</s>TAPPER: A reality check, analysts say that's not entirely true. Yes, her tax plan would not tack onto the debt, but she didn't mention her spending programs. And when analysts factored that in, Clinton's plan could add $200 billion to the national debt, not all at once, that would be over a 10-year period. Now, let's turn to her rival. Here's what Donald Trump told voters at that final debate.</s>DONALD TRUMP, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We're going to cut taxes massively, we're going to cut business taxes massively. They're going to start hiring people, we're going to bring the the two and a half trillion dollars offshore back into the country, we are going to start the engine rolling again.</s>TAPPER: Analysts did the math, Trump's plan could add more than $5 trillion to the federal debt according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Trump says more jobs and the added revenue will help even out the numbers. Analysts are skeptical. Be sure to watch this Sunday at 9 a.m Eastern for State of the Union. That's it for THE LEAD. I'm Jake Tapper, turning you over now to Wolf Blitzer in "THE SITUATION ROOM." See you Sunday morning.
Clinton: I Will Not Add A Penny To Debt; Trump: We Are Going To Cut Taxes Massively.