Biden Debt vs Trump Investment: 2 years vs 2-month comparison

A factual comparison to highlight the policy contrast between the Biden and Trump administrations.

In his first two years in office, President Biden signed into law two entirely partisan bills—the American Rescue Plan Act (March 2021) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (November 2021)—which collectively added $2.9 trillion to the national debt. Neither bill received any Republican support.

By contrast, within his first two months in office, President Trump encouraged multiple corporations to commit over $3 trillion toward expanding their operations in the United States, generating private investment that created no public debt and promised tens of thousands of new jobs.

While Biden’s policies increased the national debt with minimal tangible benefit to the American working class, Trump’s efforts stimulated private-sector growth without adding to the federal deficit.