{"id":371671,"date":"2026-08-20T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-national-debt-reaches-record-high-howd-we-get-here\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:00:11","slug":"us-national-debt-reaches-record-high-howd-we-get-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-national-debt-reaches-record-high-howd-we-get-here\/","title":{"rendered":"US national debt reaches record high. How\u2019d we get here?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/iK6mh5YNIkI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US national debt reaches record high. How\u2019d we get here?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iK6mh5YNIkI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The US federal debt hit a record $40 trillion on Tuesday, according to the Treasury Department. 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