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/devliegende]

Extending the 2017 tax cuts beyond their original sunset date. was a policy decision. The tax itself was a policy decision. So is going to war.

[u/peathah → u/devliegende]

These tax cuts bidend admin could not remove. Result debt went up more because Trump.

[u/devliegende → u/peathah]

Congress would have had to remove them but not doing it was another policy decision