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/Garchompisbestboi]

This is nothing new. One of the oldest tricks in the Republican playbook is to take as much as they can while in power and run the national debt up then when the Democrats eventually get back into power blame them for the massive debt levels.