While the government did cut its outlays in February the budget deficit for the month more than doubled compared to January due to a drop in income.

The U.S. budget deficit totaled $307 billion for President Donald Trump's first full month in office, up 4%, or $11 billion, from a year ago, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday, even as growth in receipts outpaced that of spending.

Here’s an assignment for the conservative politicians and activists who keep telling us that President Trump and his sidekick Elon Musk’s massive federal budget cuts are quote “making American great again”: take a few minutes to check out the history of the federal budget deficit.