What the statistics tell us about the president’s time in office.
Issues: debt
Mnuchin Spins Pre-COVID Path to Debt Reduction
Buttigieg Gives Trump Too Much Blame for Debt
Trump’s Numbers July 2019 Update
Trump’s Numbers, April 2019 Update
Trump’s Numbers January 2019 Update
Trump’s Budget Wouldn’t Erase Deficits, CBO Said
Under President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018, there would have been hundreds of billions of dollars in deficits each year from 2018 to 2027, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. That contradicts White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney’s claim that the U.S. “would actually be on a glide path to balancing the budget” under the plan.