{"id":39846,"date":"2024-06-27T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=39846"},"modified":"2024-06-27T14:52:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:52:17","slug":"nonpartisan-study-shows-trump-spent-trillions-more-than-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/entertainment\/2024\/06\/27\/nonpartisan-study-shows-trump-spent-trillions-more-than-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonpartisan Study Shows Trump Spent Trillions More Than Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent study by the nonpartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crfb.org\/\">Committee for\u00a0A Responsible Federal Budget<\/a> revealed former President Trump added a whopping $8.4 trillion to the national debt during his tenure in office. They dwarf the $4.3 trillion approved by the Biden administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the report, Trump approved $4.8 trillion in non-Covid related debt in addition to $3.6 trillion connected to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/drug-shortages\/coronavirus-aid-relief-and-economic-security-act-cares-act-drug-shortage-mitigation-efforts\">CARES Act<\/a> and other Covid-related measures. By comparison, President Biden\u2019s tenure has seen non-Covid related borrowing to the tune of $2.2 trillion and another $2.1 trillion when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicdemocracyamerica.org\/post\/expanded-child-tax-credits-expected-to-lift-4-million-us-children-out-of-poverty\">American Rescue Act<\/a> is considered.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The news comes as election fever continues to sweep the nation from coast to coast. Hot-button issues include the <a href=\"https:\/\/fiscaldata.treasury.gov\/americas-finance-guide\/national-debt\/\">national debt<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/topic\/womens-rights\/reproductive-rights-and-abortion\">women\u2019s reproductive rights<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/the-future-of-democracy\">future of American democracy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1rexxvR529Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts 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