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US national debt exceeds $40 trillion

11:36 20 авг 2026.  94 Читайте на: УКР РУС

The total US national debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, doubling during the presidential terms of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

This amount includes $32.266 trillion in securities purchased by individuals and $7.78 trillion in intergovernmental debt, according to Reuters.

In less than 10 years, the US national debt has doubled, from $19.95 trillion at the beginning of Trump's first term. A third of this doubling occurred during the two "COVID" years.

Last week, the US Treasury Department reported the fourth-largest monthly budget deficit in US history – $432 billion in July.

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