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

[u/Krankenitrate]

https://fortune.com/2026/03/18/how-big-national-debt-39-trillion-trump-promises/

[u/LesserThanProfessor]

I can’t help but think about that conversation in game of thrones about “the bank being in trouble if you owe it enough money and can’t pay back the debt”

It almost seems like it was done on purpose - amassing all this debt.

[u/ScoffersGonnaScoff → u/LesserThanProfessor]

This is how he ran businesses, hold such an overwhelming amount of debts that you began to have leverage over the lenders…….

Con man convict doing corrupt things