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"Democrats better get their shit together before the 2028 election," says adorable friend who thinks there's going to be a 2028 election (thebeaverton.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He exploded the size of the national debt, even before covid. Everything he does costs vast aounts of your money.

https://www.propublica.org/article/national-debt-trump

[โ€“] [email protected] -4 points 2 days ago

That's basically every president. Not saying that makes it ok.

https://www.investopedia.com/us-debt-by-president-dollar-and-percentage-7371225

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366899/percent-change-national-debt-president-us/

According to those, Trump, a one term president, was on course to spend as much as Obama, a 2 term president, if he won a second term.

Good job to Joey B for only increasing the debt by about 17%.