Name:   GoneFishin - Subject:   Forum Conservatives and The Debt Date:   3/16/2023 7:24:48 PM (updated 3/16/2023 7:25:28 PM)

Time for the few Conservatives and the many Forum RINOs to accept the truth that the Right loves debt. 40% increase in debt under Trump.

"During President Donald Trump's tenure in the White House, the national debt grew by some $7.8 trillion—or nearly 40 percent compared to the amount when former President Barack Obama left office in January 2017.

In his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump said he would "get rid" of the national debt during eight years in office. The president is actually leaving office after four years, having lost his re-election bid to President-elect Joe Biden. But instead of addressing the national debt during his four years in office, the Trump administration oversaw a significant increase even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the government to pass massive stimulus legislation.

When Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2017, the national debt stood at about $19.9 trillion. As he leaves office this month, the national debt has grown to about $27.7 trillion. That's an increase of 39.2 percent."