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26 October
5:03 pm

we've got a public debt in this country of $40 trillion

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John Hickenlooper, at Colorado U.S. Senate General Election Debate (9NEWS)

5:03 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific figure for U.S. public debt that can be verified against Treasury data; the actual national debt figure is often cited differently depending on whether it refers to debt held by the public or total gross debt
What we foundThe U.S. national debt was approximately $40.3 trillion as of October 14, 2026, confirming the claim of '$40 trillion' as accurate.
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