If I remember that Osama Obama ran a total of $1.25 trillion every year he was in office and now if Pres. Trump even comes close to this the Demoncrats and Lame Street Media has a hissy fit. We can’t control spending as long as we spend $0.25 trillion a year supporting illegals and who knows how much every year supporting folks who are too “mentally distressed” to work or those who just play the system.
No, the initial years were 'higher'. Then the deficits starting going lower, sequestration. Now, the spending has expanded again.