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* [https://thehill.com/policy/international/3894376-congress-wants-to-label-wagner-group-as-a-terrorist-organization-why-is-biden-opposed/ Congress wants to label Wagner group as a terrorist organization. Why is Biden opposed?] | * [https://thehill.com/policy/international/3894376-congress-wants-to-label-wagner-group-as-a-terrorist-organization-why-is-biden-opposed/ Congress wants to label Wagner group as a terrorist organization. Why is Biden opposed?] | ||
* [https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/13/joe-biden/joe-bidens-dubious-math-federal-income-tax-burden/ Joe Biden’s dubious math on the federal income tax burden] | |||
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Revision as of 23:57, 18 March 2023
https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1632410644161994754
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/07/politics/fact-check-president-biden-state-of-the-union/index.html
https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-deficit/#us-deficit-by-year
https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-debt/
Nearly 25% of the entire national debt – that took 200 years to accumulate – was added by the last Administration.
Meanwhile, we cut the deficit by over $1.7 trillion in two years.
I'm not going to sit and be lectured by MAGA Republicans in Congress about fiscal responsibility.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
While superficially accurate, this is missing important context.
1) Bipartisan COVID funding tripled the deficit in 2020, making up much of the debt attributed to Trump.
2) Its planned expiration caused the 2022 deficit reduction. (Biden actions have increased it.)