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by wraaath 425 days ago
It's in the link above, but in text format for those not willing to click: (source was from the US treasury department bureau of fiscal service)

Deficit under administration of: Republicans: Trump: +7.1T HW Bush: +2.2T W Bush: +2.1T Reagan: +1.7T Ford: +781.2B Hoover: +246.4B Nixon: +7.2B

Democrats: Obama: +5.6T Biden: +2.8T FDR: +1.3T Clinton: +614.4B JFK +194.8B Wilson: +191.9B

The rest of the presidents (D/R) - had net reductions in deficit.