https://theworldwatch.com/tags/40-trillion/ Sun 30 Aug 2026 20:27:27 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618877/but-gold-u-s-national-debt-has-officially-crossed-40-trillion-for-the-first-time-more-than-doubling-from-19-95-trillion-when-trump-first-entered-the-white-house-in-2017/
<div>The debt rose $8.4 trillion under Biden and has increased $11.6 trillion across Trump's two terms so far, with pandemic borrowing accounting for a significant portion of both admins' increases.</div> <div> </div> <div>America added its latest $1 trillion in less than 5 months, while July alone produced a $432 billion federal deficit: the 4th-largest monthly deficit in U.S. history.</div> <div> </div> <div>It took the U.S. until 1981 to accumulate its first $1 trillion of debt. </div> <div> </div> <div>It's now adding that much every few months... </div> ]]> Thu 20 Aug 2026 07:05:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1618877/but-gold-u-s-national-debt-has-officially-crossed-40-trillion-for-the-first-time-more-than-doubling-from-19-95-trillion-when-trump-first-entered-the-white-house-in-2017/