Vice President JD Vance faulted the Biden administration for the record-breaking $40 trillion U.S. debt, but his Thursday night comments partially backfired, as many social media users expressed their exhaustion with the administration’s blame game.
“Even though the debt is too high, even though we inherited this debt bomb from the Biden administration, we actually do have a plan to get the economy growing faster than the debt,” Vance said in an appearance on Newsmax.
“The issue that we’ve had under the Biden administration, and what we’re still kind of dealing with, is that the debt was growing faster than American GDP. That’s the problem,” he continued.
According to a Reuters report, the U.S debt increased by $8.4 trillion during Biden’s four-year term, and rose by $11.6 trillion under Trump’s two terms so far.
Vance on Thursday teased a “very discreet plan” by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, claiming the administration is “on track” to grow the U.S economy to outpace the growing debt.
The vice president’s appearance on Newsmax was quickly ridiculed online, with critics pointing out the Trump administration’s own spending.