https://www.self.inc/info/us-debt-by-president/
Until the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown (03/16/20), Donald Trump had increased debts by 16.08%. That’s considerably less than Barack Obama (69.98%) and George W. Bush (105.08%)
Until the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown (03/16/20), Donald Trump had increased debts by 16.08%. That’s considerably less than Barack Obama (69.98%) and George W. Bush (105.08%)
Of the 45 Presidents, only 14 of them have overseen a decrease in debt. Calvin Coolidge was the last President to do so, leaving office in 1929, 15 Presidencies ago
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Abraham Lincoln’s years in the Oval Office saw the largest percentage increase in National Debt under any President, increasing 2859% overall
Franklin D. Roosevelt, in office between 1933 - 1945, increased National Debt by 1047.73% (24% increase per year on average)
Andrew Jackson is the President who decreased National Debt the most, nearly eradicating it completely between 1829 - 1837 by reducing the total by -99.42%