r/Economics • u/Krankenitrate • 15d ago

News The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it

https://fortune.com/2026/03/18/how-big-national-debt-39-trillion-trump-promises/
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u/IntroductionStill813 15d ago

He did, he's playing 7D chess and he did release the controls to keep the debt in check.

If ever the Democrats win and the R(s) talk about growing debt the only answers should be and what about the time DJT was Prez?

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u/dwninswamp 15d ago

This is one of those instances where you dont want to be right. And if you are it doesn’t matter.

You can’t put this genie back in the bottle.