U. S. National Debt
[ Trillions ]
$40,050,000,000,000.00
▲ GROWING BY $57,000 EVERY SECOND
The Trump Ledger
- Nearly one-third of the entire national debt piled up during Trump’s presidencies.
- The total gross debt added under Trump’s watch is $11.4 trillion.
- During his first term, the gross national debt increased by $7.8 trillion.
- Roughly $3.6 trillion of the first term debt was for COVID-19 relief, including the $1.9 trillion CARES Act.
- Another $1.9 trillion came from the 2017 Tax Cuts Act.
- During his second term (as of August 2026), the debt grew by another $3.6 trillion to $4 trillion.
The “Interest Penalty”
- Taxpayers pay approximately $276 billion a year just to service the debt piled up during Trump’s time in office.
- The federal government collects roughly $51.9 billion a week in individual income taxes.
- It takes over five weeks of every dime collected in individual income taxes to pay the interest on the debt added during Donald Trump’s presidencies.
Trump’s Biggest 2d Term Increases
- Department of Defense: +$113.3 billion
- Homeland Security & ICE: +$42.3 billion