Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-24 11:39:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C0BAD59EA672737A5E189771C37146B2CCDC58781F7A37BB9A8C4FFF406B7720
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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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