
What $40 Trillion in U.S. Debt Means for America’s Bottom Line; Drive to Decision Day in Toledo, Ohio
The U.S. national debt hit $40 trillion for the first time this week. The debt has more than doubled in the past decade, due to spending under both the Trump and Biden administrations. NBC News chief business correspondent Christine Romans explains how the national debt trickles down to affect American households. Then, we continue on our “Drive to Decision Day” roadtrip down I-80 with NBC News senior national political reporter Jon Allen … stopping in Toledo, where residents are struggling with inflation and divided about the growing presence of AI data centers in northwestern Ohio. And…
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