Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is blasting President Barack Obama over the fact that U.S. debt has soared past $18 trillion.
“This is a sad milestone for America. Under President Obama’s failed leadership, the national debt has skyrocketed by over $7.3 trillion,” said Priebus.
He added, “President Obama once said it was ‘unpatriotic’ and ‘irresponsible’ to add $4 trillion to the debt… He has the worst record of any president when it comes to putting America deeper in debt.”
Indeed, under Obama, U.S. debt has skyrocketed 70%. When Obama took office on January 21, 2009, America’s debt stood at $10.625 trillion.
Still, Obama maintains that under his economic leadership, America is better by every economic measure.
“By every economic measure, we are better off now than when I took office,” Obama said in October.
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