BREAKING: Total US debt officially hits $40 trillion for the first time in history.
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 19, 2026
That's $119,699 in US debt for every American.
This puts the total US debt balance up +$17 trillion since 2020 and +$30 trillion since 2008.
We are on an unsustainable fiscal path. https://t.co/SLNs0MfTgD pic.twitter.com/kNIZDIZVeq
The U.S. national debt just crossed a staggering new threshold: $40 TRILLION.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 20, 2026
More than $11.5 trillion of that debt has been added during President Trump's first term and the opening stretch of his second term, accounting for roughly one-fourth of the current total.
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