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Trump broke his promise to lower—and eliminate—the national debt. A top investor thinks he’s the ‘worst-spending president in history’

“The number one job of the President is to get the deficit under control,” Jason Calacanis wrote in a post on X.

Fortune · Jul 29

Nikki Haley Says Washington Is Borrowing $60,000 Every Second as Congress Takes Summer Recess: 'Our National Debt Is Spiraling'

Former U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley criticized Congress on Monday, accusing lawmakers of ignoring the nation’s growing debt burden as the House and Senate prepared for their summer recess.

Benzinga · Jul 28

Trump's new $950 billion tariff scheme still leaves a 40% shortfall in his grand plan to rebalance the $39 trillion national debt, finds budget study

"We currently estimate that the tariffs enacted and proposed under this administration since January 2025 will generate about $825 billion less revenue through FY 2036 than estimated," the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says.

Fortune · Jul 24

United States' $39 trillion national debt will mean fewer jobs at lower wages for Gen Z, according to think tank

"The growing national debt will both shrink the labor market and drive down wages, contributing to an uncertain economic future for millions of younger Americans," wrote the Peterson Foundation.

Fortune · Jul 14

Peter Schiff Warns Rising Interest Rates Are a 'Much Bigger' Threat With US Debt Nearing $40 Trillion

Renowned economist Peter Schiff has issued a stark warning regarding the trajectory of the United States’ financial health as the total federal debt has officially surged to a record $39.4 trillion. Commenting on the rising interest rates on the multi-trillion-dollar national debt, Schiff cautioned that the country is rapidly “nearing…

Benzinga · Jul 14

AI could wipe $2.2 trillion off the national debt, but there's a catch

A new Brookings/Fed paper finds AI productivity could meaningfully shrink the U.S. deficit — until you count the side effects, which could erase more than half the savings before Washington even cashes the check.

Fortune · Jul 2

Ray Dalio says the U.S. just had its 'Suez moment'—and history says what comes next could end an empire

A national debt, fading empire and military victory that wasn't: Has America met its Suez Crisis with the Hormuz affair?

Fortune · Jun 26

Tariffs are generating only 25% of the revenue needed to pay interest on national debt—despite pitch that it would be a silver bullet

The CBO reported that between October and May 2026, the government has spent $742 billion servicing the debt burden, an increase on the $674 billion spent for the same period last year.

Fortune · Jun 16

Personal loans booming as cost of living drives Australians to borrow record amounts

National debt helpline calls have increased alongside growth in new personal loans, which charged an average 9% interest in March

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6

'Where we are today is frightening': a Pulitzer-winning historian sees a doomsday scenario involving China and the national debt

Liaquat Ahamed, whose “Lords of Finance” redefined the Great Depression, says America’s debt crisis has a clear historical precedent.

Fortune · Jun 2