Feb 2, 2012 ... A: During his first three years in office, it rose $4.7 trillion, an increase of 45  percent. ... Both sides are circulating deceptions about the federal debt, judging  by the ... more under Obama than under all previous 43 presidents combined. ...  of the debt added since he took office, while Bush added $5.1 trillion 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 combined.
The other is gross federal debt which is the total of all public debt as well as any  ... increased more under Obama than under all previous 43 presidents combined.  ... a rise of more than $4.7 trillion in just over three years (not $6.5 trillion). ... by  more dollars in Obama's first four years than it did in George W.
Jan 21, 2013 ... Those are some of the issues surrounding President Barack Obama that have  come across PolitiFact New Jersey's Truth-O-Meter. ... better with its statement  that Obama had "added" $6.5 trillion to the national debt in his first term, more  than the $6.3 trillion added by the previous 43 presidents combined.
The economic policy of the Barack Obama administration was characterized by  moderate tax increases on higher income Americans designed to fund  healthcare reform, reduce the federal budget deficit, and decrease income  inequality. His first term (2009–2013) included measures designed to address  the Great ..... Measured from the crisis trough in February 2010, the U.S. added a  total of ...
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 combined.