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Trump: National debt went up $200 billion in Obama's first month, down $12 billion in mine (Original Post) Miles Archer Feb 2017 OP
The president is a lying sack of steaming shit. CrispyQ Feb 2017 #1
Brought to you by WaPo Pacifist Patriot Feb 2017 #2
Is he thanking Obama for turning Bush's recession around MattP Feb 2017 #3
If they did it would be fake news Jeroen Feb 2017 #4
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2017 #5
Liar-In-Chief spanone Feb 2017 #6
Probably true. Bush Great Recession in full swing. Now Obama recovery still powering through. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #7
The next 4 years will be dedicated to Trump constantly reminding us that his is bigger and no_hypocrisy Feb 2017 #8
As we say in the investing community ... dawg Feb 2017 #9

Pacifist Patriot

(24,653 posts)
2. Brought to you by WaPo
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 11:25 AM
Feb 2017

"Comparing Jan. 20 to Feb. 20 of each year, the figures are more like $15 billion and $212 billion. This generally isn't a metric used to evaluate presidents, since they have little influence on the first months of their presidencies. Obama, for example, inherited the financial crisis, and signed a stimulus package that went into effect in mid-February. Anyway, this difference stemmed not from public debt but from intragovernmental holdings. And there is one sense in which the media talked about this: Herman Cain mentioned it on Fox News shortly before Trump's tweet."

I love their Twitter Add-on that fact checks his bullshit and provides broader context!

Response to Miles Archer (Original post)

no_hypocrisy

(46,088 posts)
8. The next 4 years will be dedicated to Trump constantly reminding us that his is bigger and
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 12:22 PM
Feb 2017

better than Obama's.

dawg

(10,624 posts)
9. As we say in the investing community ...
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 12:29 PM
Feb 2017

he's going to have some tough comps.

(Especially once any of *his* policies start taking effect.)

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