did trump reduce debt
Trump's Debt Reduction Plan Will Increase It by $5.3 Trillion. Donald Trump's plan to reduce the debt will instead add $5.3 trillion. US Economy. Donald Trump promised to reduce the nation's $19.5 trillion debt by growing the economy and reducing waste in federal spending. Instead, his policies will increase the debt by $5.3 trillion. Here are his plans to reduce the debt, and how they will impact the U.S. economy.
Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times. 1  After assuring Americans he is not running for president âto make things unstable for the country,â the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump, suggested that he might reduce the national debt by persuading creditors to accept something less than full payment.