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Policies and actions taken during Donald Trump's presidency, including tax cuts and deregulation
There are two different, defensible answers depending on what “this term” means: if it refers to Donald Trump’s first term (2017–2021), the national debt rose by roughly $7.8 trillion to $8.4 trillion...
The simplest answer: the U.S. government ran roughly $1.7–$1.8 trillion in deficits in 2025, which—by standard accounting—was the amount added to the national debt that year (the fiscal-year figure re...
Donald Trump’s second administration produced a mix of policies that supporters praise for deregulation, tax and judicial outcomes, and perceived short-term economic boosts, while critics argue those ...
’s economic record is mixed: his 2017 tax cuts, deregulation, and pro-business posture coincided with continued growth and record highs in stock indexes before the pandemic, but those policies also wi...
did not fall during ’s time in office; it rose substantially, driven especially by the response to the and policy choices including tax cuts and emergency spending . Claims that the debt was “reduced”...
Conservative commentators frame Donald Trump’s top economic accomplishments as a package of tax cuts and deregulatory moves, a muscular trade-and-tariff posture meant to reshore industry, and a short-...