Under Trump's Watch, America's National Debt Has Increased by $6.6 Trillion

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Under Trump's Watch, America's National Debt Has Increased by $6.6 TrillionDONALD TRUMP

Amid partisan arguments over how much federal aid should be approved to help ease the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. national debt has increased by $6.6 trillion under President Donald Trump.

When Trump took office in January 2017, the debt was at $19.9 trillion. As of July 27, according to the most recently available data, that number has grown to $26.5 trillion, Treasury Direct, a division of the Treasury Department, said.

The swelling debt is at odds with promises Trump made before he was elected president. Trump told Washington Post reporters during an April 2016 interview that he would eliminate the nation's debt, which was over $19 trillion, "over a period of eight years."

https://www.newsweek.com/under-trumps-watch-americas-national-debt-has-increased-66-trillion-1521418

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1. That's odd

The media have been crowing about a poll that shows Trump enjoys an advantage over Biden in handling the economy. I wonder if this little tidbit has anyone in America's newsrooms thinking this should be emphasized as well?

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2. The false narrative of Republican fiscal responsibility has been blown to pieces

It was always a false narrative. This latest fact is too enormous to brush aside.

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3. EVERY Republican administration has been "at odds" with their claims...

...about debt. The last one to make so much as a feeble, emaciated attempt to reconcile action with rhetoric was GHWBush when he signed a minor increase in marginal tax rates after colossal cuts.

His own party crucified him for it.

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4. Winning Trump style