अर्थव्यवस्था$40 ट्रिलियन: कर्ज का वह पड़ाव जो उम्मीद से तेज़ी से आयालिखित 7 सितंबर 2026 को 9:22 pm UTC बजेदेखेंप्रतिलेख0:00The United States national debt crossed0:02$40 trillion for the first time on0:03August 20th, 2026. While President0:06Donald Trump used his public remarks0:07that same day to detail White House0:09construction projects instead of0:10addressing the debt, affordability, or0:12the war. That $40 trillion level more0:15than doubles the debt [music] from 100:17years ago and translates to about0:18$120,000 for every person in the0:21country. [music] With interest alone0:22running about $1 trillion a year, more0:24than $3 billion a day, now rivaling0:27defense spending [music] as the0:28fastest-growing federal outlay. The0:30record leaves the government near its0:32$41.1 trillion debt ceiling with0:35projections pointing [music] to about0:36$64 trillion by 2036 without changes and0:40no fiscal pivot was laid out in the0:41[music] day's presidential messaging to0:43contain interest costs crowding out0:45other priorities or to handle the0:46ceiling. The contrast defined [music]0:48the day. The president directed0:50attention to the White House grounds0:52while the fiscal drivers behind the0:53surge, including about [music] $3.40:56trillion attributed to the big beautiful0:58bill, went unaddressed in those remarks.1:01Instead, the remarks laid out replacing1:02[music] an asphalt driveway dotted with1:04potholes with flawless granite described1:06as lasting a million [music] years,1:08adding a new helipad to prevent1:09helicopter damage to the grass,1:11re-topping soil and grass, and1:12rebranding the planned ballroom as a1:14ballroom and military complex. That1:16construction push was cited with [music]1:17costs near $1 billion1:20and reports of about 250 workers on1:2220-hour, [music] 7-day shifts continuing1:24despite a court order to stop while the1:27underlying debt pressure keeps1:28compounding daily.1:30Like and follow for more stories that1:32matter.लेख पढ़ेंखबर की समयरेखाHeyDexसंक्षिप्त वीडियो ↗
