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US National Debt Under Trump

The claim that the national debt decreased under President Donald Trump, with a focus on the actual increase and its causes.

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Has the national debt decreased under trump

The national debt did not decrease under President Donald Trump; it rose materially during his term, by roughly $7.8 trillion on gross debt measures and by several trillion on other commonly used metr...