National debt tops $22 trillion for first time in U.S. history

The U.S. national debt has topped $22 trillion for the first time in history, according to daily figures released by the Treasury Department on Tuesday. The debt has ballooned by more than $2 trillion in the two years since President Trump took office in January 2017, when the debt stood at $19…

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