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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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[–] PlainSimpleGarak@lemm.ee -4 points 1 day 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%.