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Wiz Imp

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11. The deficit being reduced by $600 billion last year is also an outrageous lie.
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:00 PM
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The actual budget deficit was reduced by a measly $41 billion, which is less than 7% of Hasset's totally fabricated number. In the mean time, the National Debt has increased by close to $3 Trillion in less than 15 months of Trump's 2nd term. This after an increase of $8.4 Trillion in Trump's first term.

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/deficit-tracker/

https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/vendor/_accounts/JEC-R/debt/Monthly%20Debt%20Update.html

https://www.crfb.org/blogs/how-much-did-president-trump-add-debt

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/u-s-hits-38-trillion-in-debt-after-the-fastest-accumulation-of-1-trillion-outside-of-the-pandemic
U.S. hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic

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