Trump / Pence total (covid & non covid related) spending: $8.4 Trillion

Trump / Pence non covid related spending: $3.6 Trillion

Biden / Harris total (covid & non covid related) spending: $4.3 Trillion

Biden / Harris non covid related spending: $2.2 Trillion

Based on the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB). *

*The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) is generally considered a nonpartisan, independent think tank.

• Reputation: It’s widely cited by both left-leaning and right-leaning outlets, as well as mainstream media, for budget and fiscal policy analysis.
• Leadership: The organization includes former lawmakers and officials from both parties (e.g., Leon Panetta, Mitch Daniels, and Tim Penny have been board members).
• Focus: CRFB emphasizes deficit reduction, debt sustainability, and responsible budgeting — positions that sometimes align with conservative calls for fiscal restraint, but also with progressive concerns about long-term program stability.

Because it pushes for reducing deficits and debt, partisans on both sides sometimes criticize it:

• Progressives may say it underestimates the value of social investments.
• Conservatives may say it doesn’t push hard enough for spending cuts.

But overall, in Washington policy circles, CRFB has a reputation as a credible, bipartisan source for numbers on federal spending, deficits, and debt.