In a March 31, 2016, interview with the Washington Post, Donald Trump promised to eliminate the United States' $19 trillion in debt in eight years.
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/trumpometer/promise/1418/eliminate-federal-debt-8-years/
Then, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was signed into law on December 22, 2017.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Cuts_and_Jobs_Act_of_2017
As of this morning, the federal budget deficit is $984 billion, THE HIGHEST IN SEVEN YEARS!. The 26% surge from the 2018 deficit of $779 billion that the government reported Friday reflected such factors as revenue lost from the 2017 Trump tax cut and a budget deal that added billions in spending for military and domestic programs.
https://azdailysun.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/us-federal-budget-deficit-surges-to-billion-highest-in-years/article_df629395-9a25-577d-9a5b-155b6410846d.html#utm_source=azdailysun.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Fbreaking&utm_medium=PostUp&utm_content=45a94b82f74e4877b12ff5f0b84f4d821d8882aa
Forecasts by the Trump administration and the Congressional Budget Office project that the deficit will top $1 trillion in the current budget year. The CBO estimates that the deficit will stay above $1 trillion over the next decade.