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    From Joseph Pereira@1:103/705 to All on Fri Aug 21 04:09:56 2026

    The US national debt has exceeded 40 trillion dollars for the first time. 40,000 billion dollars. It is accelerating, and all brakes are off for the Trump administration. Four years ago, the Republican narrative was very different. Back then, the budget had to be balanced, no matter what. Now, that is no longer an issue at all. That is how it always goes with the Republicans. Very monetarily conservative when they are in opposition, and going completely wild when they are in government.

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Joseph Pereira on Sat Aug 22 17:15:22 2026
    The US national debt has exceeded 40 trillion dollars for the first time.

    12 trillion from 45 and 47 alone ...

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  • From IB Joe@1:342/201 to Ward Dossche on Sat Aug 22 16:17:14 2026
    On 22 Aug 2026, Ward Dossche said the following...


    12 trillion from 45 and 47 alone ...


    Almost all done in 46

    it went from 7.8 trillion to 19.9

    Biden
    During Joe Biden's term from January 2021 to January 2025, the U.S. national debt increased by approximately $8.4 trillion, growing from about $27.75 trillion to roughly $36.2 trillion, representing a total increase of about 30.5%. <---- look at that!!!

    Trump again, term 2

    The U.S. national debt was approximately $36.2 trillion when Donald Trump took office in January 2025 and has since increased by roughly $3.8 trillion

    There was/is a difference between Joe and Trump though, the size of the economy.

    Trump wants to balance the budget and have the economy grow faster than the debt... and he's on target for that.

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to IB Joe on Sun Aug 23 09:32:53 2026
    During Joe Biden's term from January 2021 to January 2025, the U.S. national debt increased by approximately $8.4 trillion, growing from
    about $27.75 trillion to roughly $36.2 trillion, representing a total increase of about 30.5%. <---- look at that!!!

    And all a result from policies instituted during 45 ...

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