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2. Trump's policies added twice as much to debt as Biden's

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Mon May 19, 2025, 08:39 AM

May 19

The fiscal policies of the Trump administration added twice the amount to the national deficit as have President Biden’s, a new analysis has found.
Trump’s administration borrowed $8.4 trillion during the former president’s time in office, while Biden has borrowed $4.3 trillion, according to an analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a Washington think tank.

https://thehill.com/business/4736740-trump-biden-fiscal-policy-deficit/

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