evidence: By the end of his term, the national debt had jumped to around a quarter of a trillion dollars, which equals about $4 trillion today. But how did the country go from that to $31.4 trillion in 2023? It’s quite the bipartisan effort. [...] President Donald Trump, R, FY 2018-2021 - Debt rose $8.18 trillion, up 40.43% in four years. [...] IN FOUR YEARS, DONALD TRUMP ADDED NEARLY AS MUCH DEBT AS OBAMA DID IN EIGHT. THE NATIONAL DEBT RISES ANOTHER 40%. TRUMP’S TAX CUTS AND DEFENSE SPENDING HAD FIGURES SOARING EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, WITH COSTLY COVID RELIEF ALSO ON HIS WATCH.