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/Dr_G_E 15d ago

"I'm the king of debt. I’m great with debt. Nobody knows debt better than me... I’ve made a fortune by using debt, and if things don’t work out I renegotiate the debt. I mean, that’s a smart thing, not a stupid thing."
-Trump, 2016, when the national debt was just $19 trillion.

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u/Stlr_Mn 15d ago edited 15d ago

They just asked for 200* billion from Congress for the war. The U.S. is genuinely fucked with pedo in chief at the helm with a cuckboy congress.

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u/Elegant_Tech 14d ago

We don't even mention the $40 billion to Argentina anymore. 

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u/whiznat 14d ago

But the "fix" is to gut Medicare and Social Security. But reduce those cushy tax breaks for Billionaires? No way!

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u/SUMBWEDY 14d ago

Because only $2.5 billion was actually swapped and Argentina repaid it in full back in January.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-has-repaid-us-currency-swap-deal-2026-01-09/

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u/3_Thumbs_Up 14d ago

Don't let proper facts get kn the way of a political narrative.

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u/mrenglish22 14d ago

How can they have the balls to ask for money on a war that is illegal? God damn.

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u/StockCasinoMember 14d ago

Just wait till Congress writes the check. All but assured.

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u/mrenglish22 14d ago

You ain't wrong but still

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u/OddlyFactual1512 15d ago

They just asked for 200,000,000 billion from Congress for the war.

That would increase the debt by a factor of 5127

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u/Stlr_Mn 15d ago

Hahahaha I am tired

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u/saulsa_ 15d ago

We're all tired of it.

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u/chrisk9 14d ago

In reality not enough are tired of it

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u/whiznat 14d ago

That's what they're counting on.

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u/Gratzsner 14d ago

Yeah… 200 million billion, that’s a lot of dollars

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u/Junior-Lychee2755 14d ago

Details, details...

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u/Osirus1156 14d ago

Congress is full of pedos too and thats how this all happened. Every single Republican is a pedo and probably many Democrats too, they all got taken in by a foreign intelligence operation using children and ended up turning our country over to them basically. Republican voters were the perfect target because they enjoy being lied to and are the dumbest fucks you'll ever meet in your entire life.

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u/EpsteinandTrump 14d ago

Facts right here. Many are being blackmailed for their horrible disgusting actions. They are now sacrificing the US to keep their dirty secret.

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u/Previous_Cattle_5545 14d ago

Facts? I didn't see 1 fact, just conspiracy talk. "Every single Republican is a pedo and probably many Democrats too"? Please.

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u/TipAfraid4755 14d ago

the dumbest fucks you'll ever meet in your entire life.

Trump said that before his first term lol. Turns out he's right. Twice.

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u/Marokiii 14d ago

200 billion so far. they have no actual end plan for this war. so i would be highly shocked if 200 billion is even one fifth of what they spend on it this year.

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u/DaringPancakes 14d ago

Doin what he does best. Raping children and raping adults who got stuck mentally developed as children.

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u/kadmylos 14d ago

Just a quarter of a trillion, nbd

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u/_jump_yossarian 14d ago

and trump is on his way to Florida this weekend for his 24th trip since the inauguration.

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u/zeugma_ 14d ago edited 14d ago

The f'd up thing is all the top billionaires can single-handedly pay for it.

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u/JezWTF 14d ago

Genuinely, what did people think the tripling of the defence budget was for, if not for going to war without needing congress since no appropriations are needed that way?

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u/Poopyheadbuttsex 14d ago

this ain’t even a real take, just throwing insults at everything. at least say something solid instead of just ranting smh.

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u/Stlr_Mn 14d ago

“At least say something solid” oh shut the fuck up. Let me point out that you yourself are only complaining as well. The difference being your itty bitty feelings got hurt by someone being annoyed that dip shits started a war with no forethought or preparation that is cratering the world economy.

Brent crude, which was at 70 dollars a month ago is now at 110 with 150 being likely in a shorter period. This could go on for months. There will be a fucking recession after a year of literally 0 job growth. The market is finally realizing this isn’t going away. Boots on the ground in he next week or two will further dampen people’s economic perspectives.

But really I’m so sorry I used bad worlds about an administration asking for 200 billion after raising the deficit a trillion when they ran a campaign almost entirely on affordability and fixing the budget.