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The national debt just hit $40 trillion. Is any of it actually your problem? Let’s go Off Script
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The national debt just hit $40 trillion. Is any of it actually your problem? Let’s go Off Script

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Trump pledged fiscal restraint. Instead, debt tops $40 trillion as borrowing costs rise

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