Trump's Budget Would Add $7.9 Trillion to the National Debt Over the Next Decade

Posted on AllSides March 12th, 2019
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And the real outcome is likely to be worse, since the budget relies on overly rosy assumptions about future economic growth.

Page 1 of President Donald Trump's proposed budget boldly promises to tame America's runaway national debt, which recently surpassed $22 trillion and continues to grow.

"My 2020 Budget builds on the tremendous progress we have made and provides a clear roadmap for the Congress to bring federal spending and debt under control," Trump writes in a message to Congress that serves as the introduction to the budget plan. "We...

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