“In my first two years in office, I brought down the deficit a record $1.7 trillion, more than any president has in American history.”
Joe Biden
president. remarks on his 2024 budget. Claim dated 9 Mar 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisYes, with a big asterisk
What PolitiFact found
The number is accurate, but it came after the deficit had risen because of a temporary phase of unusual federal spending during the coronavirus pandemic.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joe Biden (president) made this claim around 9 March 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 March 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “Yes, with a big asterisk”.
Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.
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