Claim: Deficit spending 'exploded during the Obama administration' to $5.3 trillion over four years, compared to $2 trillion in eight years under President George W. Bush.
Fact-check: Sen. Ron Johnson says deficits under Obama total $5.3 trillion, compared with $2 trillion under Bush
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Dave Umhoefer
Date published: 2012-09-28T00:00:00