Several outlets report that former President Donald Trump is being criticized by a prominent investor over claims that he did not meet promises related to reducing or eliminating the national debt. In a post on X, investor Jason Calacanis argues that controlling the federal deficit should be a president’s top priority, and he characterizes Trump as having run what he calls the “worst-spending president in history.” The coverage frames the criticism as a response to Trump’s earlier statements about lowering the national debt, suggesting that the debt and/or deficit figures did not align with those promises during his term. The reports focus less on specific numerical estimates in the provided excerpts and more on the investor’s assessment of spending and deficit management. Overall, the articles present the criticism as opinion from a market figure, while pointing to the broader political claim that Trump’s actions did not deliver on debt-reduction goals.