system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5:The U.S. national debt.

For the most part I understand the national debt but what I dont understand is that some people (conservatives) are saying the debt has gone over 18 trillion and others (liberals) are saying the debt has gone down.  Is there anyway to get an unbiased answer?
gpt
It's important to know the difference between the Debt and the Deficit.

The Deficit is going down, which means that the Debt is rising more slowly than it used to.  As long as there is any Deficit, the Debt will increase.