Ok let me back peddle a bit here. We are talking about debt... but related to debt is the deficit, which is the difference between what the country collects and what it spends, which is what ultimately contributes to the National debt. With that being said, here is an article from Politifact that says it is "mostly true" that Obama has cut the national deficit by two-thirds during his time as President. Now as I said, I'm not a fan of Obama... but cutting the National deficit by two-thirds, which is basically what is building the National debt, is an accomplishment.
Now, let's not forget, the government shut down, and the contributions to the government budget made by the Republican controlled Congress. So whether you want to blame Obama, or congratulate him, the problem is spread across both parties.
Barack Obama claims deficit has decreased by two-thirds since taking office
Well to be honest, I had a feeling you were going there. Deficit. Not debt. But here is the problem - you're buying into the liberal propaganda. You read "since taking office" and assume that means where we were BEFORE taking office (as any rational person would - which is exactly why they word it that way).
But here is what
REALLY happened: in his first term (2009), Obama spent trillions upon trillions. It was crazy. Like nothing America has ever seen. To this day, he has deficit spent more each year than any president before him. But it's been
less than what
he previously did in 2009. And that's the disingenuous bullshit game that Dumbocrats like to play. He cut it 2/3's from HIS own WORST spending. But that 2/3's reduction is
still more than
any other president before him has spent.
So that would be like me brutally murdering 100 people in 2015. Then telling the American people that I cut crime by 75% because I "only" murdered 25 people in 2016. I've still killed a shit-load of people. I just killed less than I've killed before. That is the "logic" that Obama and the Dumbocrats are trying to sell the American people on (and sadly, it works with most liberals).