# US debt tops $40 trillion for the first time

https://mins.news/en/video/27047

- Reuters, 2026-08-20 07:40 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuqTWvu_SrY

> U.S. public debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, prompting renewed warnings that a fiscal crisis is taking shape as the rising costs of social safety-net programs and interest payments far exceed revenues.

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