The $40 Trillion Question: Can America Ever Get Out of Debt? (Ep 815)

Joey Hudson / Just The Truth · Aug 21, 2026 · 37m

Just the Truth Podcast with Joey Hudson

We did it, America!

The United States has officially crossed the $40 TRILLION national debt mark.

Of course, that's not exactly a milestone worth celebrating.

Today we're asking the question Washington has avoided for decades: How in the world do we ever pay this money back?

💰 AMERICA'S $40 TRILLION DEBT PROBLEM

Think $40 trillion is just another big Washington number?

Put it into perspective.

That's more than $100,000 in federal debt for every man, woman and child in America—and the number continues climbing.

Republicans blame runaway spending and the…