Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-24 20:05:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A4FD0B4FA163CB984F3F63445B9E0C675DA57AFA8F3BCBF85EB72E832D15B198
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Original Note:
A large chunk of the “$8 Trillion” increase in added debt under the Trump Administration was due to the unforeseen COVID-19 pandemic that forced the United States to spend an extra estimated $4.7 Trillion dollars to COVID-19 related issues and needs since early 2020. https://www.usaspending.gov/disaster/covid-19 https://www.crfb.org/papers/updated-budget-projections-show-fiscal-toll-covid-19-pandemic
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