claim: says president barack obama promised he would cut the deficit in half, but instead will at least double it.
author: tim pawlenty
evidence_1: jan 20, 2015 ... he made a point to brag about the deficit's drop in his 2015 state of the union  address. "at every step, we were told our goals were misguided or too ambitious;  that we would crush jobs and explode deficits," obama said. "instead, we've seen  the fastest economic growth in over a decade, our deficits cut by ...
evidence_2: may 23, 2017 ... this came after president obama pledged to cut the deficit in half and control the  debt, because he believed our economy would suffer and the u.s. ... "but the fact  remains that under basic economic measures, not phony ones, his record on the  growth of the national debt is the worst of recent presidents.
evidence_3: may 4, 2012 ... well, at least that's according to a chain e-mail circulating in new jersey, echoing  a claim made to varying degrees by different republican officials in ... says  president barack obama "added" $6.5 trillion to the national debt in his first term,  more than the $6.3 trillion added by the previous 43 presidents ...
evidence_4: mar 24, 2009 ... president barack obama has repeatedly claimed that his budget would cut the  deficit by half by the end of his term. but .... the king and declare martial law so he  can finish the destruction of the democratic republic and replace it with the arab  republic of america with sharia law instead of the rule of law.
evidence_5: nov 10, 2016 ... oh, and he hasn't exactly said how (or if) he'd pay for all those goodies. president  barack obama and president-elect donald trump shake hands following their  meeting in the oval office today. (ap photo/pablo martinez monsivais). as a  result, budget gurus such as forbes contributor stan collender are ...