USA National Debt stopped skyrocketing since Trump return as President

Debt to the Penny ^ | US Treasury

[Degaston]

The National Debt has stopped skyrocketing since Donald Trump returned to the White House on January 20, 2025. The fiscal collapse of the USA may be avoided.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: debt

[Degaston]

Look at the numbers.

[HamiltonJay]

1/21/2025 to 5/8. $14 Billion in debt growth

1/22/2024 to 5/8/2024. 469 Billion in Deb growth!

From nearly 1/2 a trillion in a little over 100 days, to 14 Billion..

[Degaston]

From January 21, 2025 to May 8, 2025 the USA National Debt has gone down from $36,218,258,403,326.35 to $36,214,896,100,379.00. What other 107 day periods have we seen a drop as big as this since 9/11? https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/debt-to-the-penny/debt-to-the-penny

[Degaston]

What legacy mainstream media outlets have beat me to the scoop on this story? The data has been hiding in plain sight for the world to see. Surely some of these “reputable journalists” scooped me on this?

[DIRTYSECRET]

He could make it disappear and they’ll still hate him.

[Chode]

good graphic

https://www.usdebtclock.org/

[antidemoncrat]

Another reason the Demoncrats want to impeach him.

[Alter Kaker]

I’m as MAGA as anybody but this happens every year, people pay taxes in April.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

I started posting on FR about the lack of increase in the National Debt a month ago.

I hope the Treasury Dept numbers are accurate and that Bessent is not playing games with us.

As you know, there are other National Debt websites showing the debt is now $37 Trillion.

And there has been chatter about the Deficit in 1Q25 being more than $1 Trillion.

So I am left to conclude the ‘numbers to not add up”.

[campaignPete R-CT]

Debt to GDP: 123%

U.S. cannot borrow more. Will GDP double in 10 years ?

[Degaston]

You sure about that? The data is all public and easy to crunch. I asked Periscope AI about this and got the following info.

A 107-day drop of this size in the national debt is highly unusual since 9/11, and no similar period is documented in the search results. Major media have not reported on this specific event .... summarize how this anomaly could get more media attention

This anomaly-a rare 107-day drop in the U.S. national debt-could attract more media attention if:

- **Analysts or policy experts highlight the significance** of the decline, especially in the context of long-term debt growth and current fiscal challenges, making it clear why this break from trend matters[3][7].
- **The drop is linked to high-profile policy actions** (such as changes in tax receipts, spending cuts, or extraordinary measures around the debt limit), providing a newsworthy narrative hook[1][2].
- **Commentators or financial influencers amplify the story** on social media, prompting traditional outlets to follow up.
- **The anomaly is connected to broader economic debates** (e.g., about interest rates, deficit projections, or government shutdowns), making it relevant to ongoing coverage[1][4][5].
- **Journalists use public data APIs** to spot and report such trends before official statements or political spin emerge, giving them a competitive edge.

If these factors converge, especially with expert commentary and clear public implications, major media outlets are more likely to cover the story.

Citations:
[1] Deficit Tracker | Bipartisan Policy Center https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/deficit-tracker/
[2] US Faces Several Fiscal Policy Challenges in 2025 - Fitch Ratings https://www.fitchratings.com/research/sovereigns/us-faces-several-fiscal-policy-challenges-in-2025-07-01-2025
[3] This is about the US national debt but please read it anyway https://asiatimes.com/2025/03/this-is-about-the-us-national-debt-but-please-read-it-anyway/
[4] US Debt Crisis: 2025 Deficit is Worse than 2024 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hHzlKZPFX8
[5] U.S. economy is facing a long-term slowdown, crimped by debt and ... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-economy-slowdown-30-years-debt-declining-birthrate-cbo-report/
[6] IMF sees U.S. fiscal deficit dipping in 2025, citing tariff revenue - CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/imf-sees-us-fiscal-deficit-dipping-in-2025-citing-tariff-revenue.html
[7] The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2025 to 2035 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60870
[8] 12-Month Rolling Deficit is $2.1 Trillion in March 2025 https://www.crfb.org/blogs/12-month-rolling-deficit-21-trillion-march-2025

[Degaston]

One possible area of “high-profile policy actions” would be personnel changes, particularly in leadership positions.

During the same time period in 2024 we saw the National Debt rise 400 billion.

Anyone have any thoughts about any possible significant leadership personnel changes in the federal government since January 20, 2025? Hmmmmm.

[campaignPete R-CT]

Slowing Population Growth Rate:
The average annual growth rate of U.S.Population is projected to be lower than in the past, at about 0.2% per year.

[quantim]

“The fiscal collapse of the USA may be avoided.”

Hardly. Until the GOPe/uniparty in the congress/senate is wiped out by a MAGA (or similar) movement a financial collapse is inevitable and it will be sooner rather than later. When you have to borrow money to pay the interest on the national debt like these the days until a financial collapse are numbered.

The GOPe congress will have to raise to debt ceiling coming up and you know the rats will pile on too. And oh, fed taxes will skyrocket.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

I have found it interesting that very few Free Republic folks have been interested in DEBT TO THE PENNY threads.

[Degaston]

They need to pass legislation to make these cuts permanent. And the Debt Ceiling needs to be frozen at some level like 36.2T with automatic daily reductions of approx 1B per day until its down to 35T.

And future Elections matter. All we need is something like the 2018/2020 and 2006/2008 ones to quickly send us down the trajectory of Fiscal Collapse.

[Degaston]

Let’s change that. This is the story that’ll save the Republic IF Trump stays the course on reducing the federal debt & if he can get 218+ in the House and 50+ in the Senate to agree to stay this course. Next key data point early next week is the Monthly Treasury Statement (MTS). It will give us plenty of data to look at to see if this trend is for real.

[Bernard]

In May or June 2023, Biden, Schumer and McCarthy cooked up their "Axis of Spending" agreement that the federal debt would only increase $4.5 TRILLION Dollars in 19 months, from June 1, 2023 to January 1, 2025.

So a $469 Billion increase in the 2024 time period you called out would be right in line.

The legacy media is probably unable to report on this compared to the 2025 change because numbers with dollar signs in front of them are confusing to liberals. Besides, it might lead critical thinking people to the notion that the reported "growth" during the Biden years was fueled by increasing debt and NOT economic growth. Kind of like maxing out your credit cards and telling yourself that you got a raise.

[quantim]

Your optimism is refreshing but the path to this won’t ever happen. Sure being down a $trillion or two would be nice however we need to reduce the debt by at least 25 times that to be sustainable, congress will never do it.

The fool voters, almost all of them put these crooks back in a uniparty office by an overwhelming percentage every two years, once again kicking the can down the road. Until the population feels real pain from a fiscal collapse nothing will change.

[napscoordinator]

We have plenty of assets we could easily sell if we needed to. We’ll never have to go bankrupt in our lifetime.