Interesting. It seems that only Truman's debt-cutting is responsible for 'outweighing' Obama's dramatic increase in the debt (relative to GDP). Even Reagan and

Interesting. It seems that only Truman's debt-cutting is responsible for 'outweighing' Obama's dramatic increase in the debt (relative to GDP). Even Reagan and Clinton increased debt relative to GDP. That being said, this definitely over-represents the increase in debt when a president increases the absolute debt while the economy shrinks/stagnates, and vice versa.