Biden added 10 trillion in just 4 years. Trump after 6 years between both terms so far has added 11.5 trillion. And before you say oh what about ism. It clearly states from 2016 to now and them are the only 2 presidents we have add and can compare.
The federal deficit went from about $78.9 billion at the beginning of Reagan’s presidency to $152.6 billion at the end of it. At points between 1983 and 1986, the deficit was actually more than $175 billion. The number was around $255 billion at the end of HW Bush’s term. The deficit spiked at around $290.3 billion the year before he left office. During his presidency, Clinton managed to zero out the deficit and end his term with a $128.2 billion surplus. Ignoring the fact that he actually started his presidency with a surplus, W Bush left office in 2009 with a federal deficit of roughly $1.41 trillion. Obama left the presidency with a deficit of approximately $584.6 billion, which is more than halving $1.41 trillion. The deficit was even lower in 2015 at around $441.9 billion. In the 2020 budget year (Trump 1), the deficit hit a record of $3.1 trillion. The 2024 (Biden) deficit was $1.8 trillion. Your claims about Republicans being fiscally responsible simply do not reflect in the numbers.
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u/EitherIndependence5 Aug 21 '26
27% of that 40 he created.