The $40 Trillion Boondoggle: A Legacy of Debt and Deceit The federal debt has reached a staggering $40 trillion, a number that should send shockwaves through the nation's conscience.
This fiscal calamity is not solely the result of chance or circumstance but rather a direct consequence of presidential policy.
Candidate Trump's 2016 campaign promise to eliminate the national debt within eight years was as unrealistic as it was hollow. In reality, the nation's debt has climbed by $11.