[Bernard]

Thanks. So reading that table, it looks like that the "Total Public Debt Outstanding" was $36.218 Trillion on 1/21/2025. The same number as of 4/22/2025 (latest date on that table) was $36.215 Trillion. And the number you reported as of yesterday (4/29) was slightly under the 4/22 amount.

That looks to me the national debt has decreased during the first 100 days of this administration.

Strange how nobody is talking about that. Hmmmmmmm ...... Could be because there was principal paydown along with interest payouts, but still - when is the last time the national debt decreased?

[Drago]

There are ‘fluctuations” depending on the time within the “fiscal year” and if the treasury is using “extraordinary measures” due to the approach of the “debt ceiling”. Look at 12/9/24-12/12/24 or 3/29/24-4/4/24 for example for other “it went down” periods. If the “it went down” period lasted for a month or 2 that would be of note/a true trend.

https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/debt-to-the-penny/debt-to-the-penny

[Presbyterian Reporter]

Bernard,
I posted the same vanity on April 22, 2025 regarding the National Debt from Jan 20, 2025 to 4/22/25.

I got zero relevant responses from the FReepers.

I also did Google searches and found nothing about the fact that National Debt has not increased during the first 90 days of Trump’s Presidency.

All I can say at this point is that ‘something is going on and nobody wants to talk about it’.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

Here is the link to what I posted-—

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4312556/posts