The U.S. national debt just hit an all-time record! President Donald Trump is No. 1! Too bad for Trump that the record is for the highest amount ever, at $37 trillion. Heck of a job there, Donnie.
It is honestly somewhat surprising that we got this official number from the Treasury itself, given that Trump has decided to cook the books when it comes to numbers he doesn’t like. Is he planning on canning Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent the way he did Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics? Perhaps, just like with BLS, Trump could find a baby goon from the Heritage Foundation who will make the numbers say whatever he wants?
Bessent does not seem to want to talk about his role in the U.S. hitting the biggest bestest debt number ever. Instead, all he’s doing is whining