The US National Debt A cartoon graphic shows an arrow going up and busting out of the top of the chart at $40 Trillion. The headline is, “U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues” $40 Trillion. Written out: $40,000,000,000,000—too big, really, to wrap our minds around. Trump has increased the debt by over $3 Trillion—over 10%—just since he took in office in 2025. Donald Trump is bankrupting America. The ultra-rich and the banks are socking it away while the rest of us will get higher loan interest rates (more people unable to buy homes, get loans), as well as cuts in Social Security and other services. Trump is the worst thing to happen to America in our lifetimes. In November, we can at least vote for sane people and push them to start to undo the damage.