George Will: Trump failed to tackle a growing economic crisis

George Will: Trump failed to tackle a growing economic crisis

When Democratic President Bill Clinton left office on January 20, 2021, the United States had a balanced federal budget and a surplus. But the federal deficit grew substantially under Clinton's successor, George W. Bush, and continued under the three presidents who followed: Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The U.S. lived through some major crises in the 21st Century — the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Great Recession, the COVID-19 pandem…