Claim by Karoline Leavitt:
President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.”
Explanation:
This claim is false. Although the final version of the bill is still being negotiated, several independent economic analyses have concluded that the proposed legislation would significantly increase the federal deficit. Estimates from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, the Congressional Budget Office, and other experts project the bill would add between $3 trillion and $4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. These projections account for both tax cuts and spending increases included in the proposal.
Despite assurances from supporters that the bill would be offset through growth or spending reductions, nonpartisan experts disagree, stating the numbers do not support such outcomes. The claim ignores this broad consensus.
Conclusion:
Fact or Fiction? Fiction. Independent evidence clearly shows that the Trump-backed tax and spending bill would substantially increase the deficit.
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Fact-Checker Rating:
PolitiFact rated this claim False
