Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE on Tuesday boasted about being “the king of debt,” saying he made a "fortune" with it as a businessman.

In the same tweet, however, the billionaire said debt is “bad for the country.”

I am "the king of debt."That has been great for me as a businessman, but is bad for the country. I made a fortune off of debt, will fix U.S. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2016

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In an Instagram post coinciding with the tweet, he slammed President Obama and presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE over the increasing U.S. debt.

“They have bankrupted America while making their donors rich!" the post's caption read.

Trump also repeated his claim that he’s made “a fortune with debt.”

During a high-profile speech in Columbus, Ohio, Clinton on Tuesday hammered Trump on his economic plans, saying he would raise the national debt by borrowing at an unsustainable level.

"The United States of America doesn't do business Trump's way, and it matters when a presidential candidate talks like this, because the world hangs on every word our president says," she said.

"The full faith and credit of the United States is not something we just gamble away. That could cause an economic catastrophe, and it would break 225 years of ironclad trust that the American economy has with Americans and the rest of the world."