The great failing of the Trump presidency has been the lack of spending restraint. … Spending crossed the $3.5 trillion mark in 2014 and has been rising ever since. Federal debt held by the public is now more than $16 trillion. Total debt stands at more than $22 trillion, and this last figure would be many times higher if it included all the entitlement obligations politicians have promised to fulfill in the future.
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