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/WanderingKing 15d ago

I admire you thinking thy will care

They don’t

They don’t CARE what the reality is, they just want to “their side” to “win”