This Is What Caused the National Debt to Increase $8.2 Trillion Under Trump
By Aaron Webber, 24/7 Wallst.com
Of all the lies, scandals, crimes, and other issues with the Trump presidency, one thing that many people forget is his extreme contribution to the national debt. But how bad is it?
#1 The Debt
Former President Trump has come under much criticism for racking up around $8.2 Trillion in national debt. According to the Check Your Fact Institute, “When President Trump left the White House, the deficit had reached the largest peacetime level as a share of the economy, in U.S. history, as the federal debt exceeded 100 percent of the economy for the first time since World War II.”
