Claim: In promoting his own spending priorities, President Joe Biden blamed his predecessor's "unpaid tax cuts and other spending" for increasing the national debt by nearly $8 trillion over four years. The total debt figure is correct, but trillions of that were due to bipartisan coronavirus relief packages.
Fact-check: Biden Leaves Misleading Impression on U.S. Debt - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in promoting his own spending priorities, president joe biden blamed his predecessor's "unpaid tax cuts and other spending" for increasing the national debt by nearly $8 trillion over four years. the total debt figure is correct, but trillions of that were due to bipartisan coronavirus relief packages.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2021-08-13T21:19:03