Fact check: Clinton, Obama left federal government with a lower deficit than when they arrived
The claim: Clinton and Obama were the only presidents to lower the deficit in the last 50 years
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That was the starting point for President George H.W. Bush, who entered the White House in 1989. By the time he left in 1993, the deficit had grown over $100 billion to $255 billion.
That was the baseline for President Bill Clinton, who entered the White House in 1993. By the time he exited, there was a $128.2 billion surplus.
That was the starting point for President George W. Bush, who took over the White House in 2001. By the time he left in 2009, there was a $1.41 trillion deficit.
That was the baseline for President Barack Obama, who entered the White House in 2009. By the time he exited in 2017, there was a $665.4 billion deficit — about half of what it was when he entered.
That was the starting point for President Donald Trump, who came to the White House in 2017. By the time Trump leaves in 2021, there will be a $966 billion deficit, according to estimates from the Office of Management and Budget.
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