Democracy Matters :verified:<p>During his campaign in 2016, President Trump promised to eliminate the national debt in eight years. Instead, it was projected that he would add at least $8.3 trillion. </p><p>In October 2020, the national debt reached a new high of $27 trillion, an increase of almost 36% since President Trump took office in 2017. The national debt reached a record high shortly after President Trump left office.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepealGOPTaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepealGOPTaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NeverAgainTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverAgainTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a></p>