US national debt hits $40 TRILLION as cost of war in Iran takes its toll

By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-20 05:42:05 | Updated at 2026-08-20 05:49:44 40 minutes ago
The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data shows, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fueled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs.
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