by William L. Kovacs, ©2026 https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-debt/ (Sep. 7, 2026) — Every Republican president and most Republican congressional candidates since Calvin Coolidge have advocated reducing the national debt. Calvin Coolidge was the only Republican president to cut the budget by one-third during his term in office and achieve a budget surplus. Since then, every president has added […]