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‘Republicans ran up the tab’: Democrats outraged over $40tn national debt – live

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‘Republicans ran up the tab’: Democrats outraged over $40tn national debt – live

The Guardian · Aug 20, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC

US national deficit has doubled over the past decade with spending growing under Trump and Biden US gross national debt tops $40tn for first time During his presidential campaign in October 2024, Donald Trump staged a photo op at a McDonald’s franchise in Pennsylvania, where he was briefly taught how to work the fryer and drive-thru window at the closed…