[Ingtar]

So far this year, receipts are up 1.8 percent to $2 trillion while spending is up 7.6% to $2.57 trillion.

This explains it all, though they try to blame the tax cuts.

[Moonman62]

So far this year, receipts are up 1.8 percent to $2 trillion while spending is up 7.6% to $2.57 trillion.

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Obama left the military in bad shape. President Trump had to spend heavily to fix it.