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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

The U.S. government added $696 billion to the national debt over the past four months, borrowing $94 billion in the month of January alone, the Congressional Budget Office reports.

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US debt forecast to hit $64T in a decade as Trump policies widen deficit  

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-- Politico (@politico.com) Feb 11, 2026 at 10:03 AM

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"America borrowed $43.5 billion a week in the first four months of the fiscal year, with debt interest on track to be over $1 trillion for 2026"

fortune.com

Trump is a stable financial Genius!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-10 03:03 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

C'mon righties, show us you have at least one single principle or value left in your miserable bodies...

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-10 11:28 PM | Reply

Trump's diaper ain't gonna fill itself.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-10 11:49 PM | Reply

"We only care about deficits when a Democrat is in the White House!"

- Republicans (who created this mess with tax cuts for individuals and corporations who didn't need them in the first place)

#4 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-02-11 04:49 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

- C'mon righties

They only post on trans, immigration, and abortion threads.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-11 04:56 PM | Reply

What happened to the $18 trillion that Trump claimed that tariffs have brought in? Oh I remember. He was lying about that.

#6 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-02-11 06:11 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Baloney! The tariffs are reducing our debt so fast everyone is getting their Trump Check next month! (Snark over...)

#7 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2026-02-11 06:37 PM | Reply

We needs more Trans news stories to distract Republicans.

#8 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-02-11 06:44 PM | Reply

Righties have nothing to say about this?

Ballwasher? Lfthndcuck? Anyone?

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-11 09:39 PM | Reply

The problem with Socialism is eventually you run out of other people's money.
--Margaret Thatcher

Capitalism is when you never run out of other people's money.
--Republicans

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-11 09:41 PM | Reply

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