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President	Accumulated Budget Deficit (in trillions of dollars)	Notable Causes
Ronald Reagan	$2.9	Increased defense spending, tax cuts, and economic recession
George H.W. Bush	$1.5	Economic recession, Gulf War
Bill Clinton	$1.4	Economic growth, budget control measures, surplus in later years
George W. Bush	$5.9	Tax cuts, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, financial crisis
Barack Obama	$9.1	Economic recession, stimulus measures, tax cuts
Donald Trump	$6.9	Increased spending, tax cuts, COVID-19 relief measures

Please note that this table provides a simplified summary and there may be additional factors contributing to the budget deficits during each presidency.