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It is now closing in on 125 per cent of US GDP.
It hit a recent high of 132.7 per cent in Q2 2020 under Trump.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEGDQ188S
The news reports now leave out (falsely making it seem smaller) part of the actual US national debt, ie Intragovernmental Holdings, which are around 8 trillion USD. This is the debt the government owes to its own trust funds, such as Social Security and Medicare.
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