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The National Debt — Now $40 Trillion

Published August 25, 2026 at 1:55 PM · News Releases and Bulletins

National Debt
National Debt

Over the weekend the national debt hit $40 trillion. That’s a staggering amount of money. And to give you some perspective, when President Barack Obama left office in 2017 the national debt was $19.95 trillion.

So between Obama’s departure and the presidencies of Donald Trump’s first term and Joe Biden’s term, the debt has doubled. Go to the source link below to get more perspective.

Source link: The Washington Examiner — https://bit.ly/4geDAZi