The US national debt increased by $2.25 trillion and exceeded the $38.5 trillion mark.

The US national debt increased by $2.25 trillion and exceeded the $38.5 trillion mark. This became known on January 20 from the data of the US Treasury.

This is a record amount not only of the United States government debt itself, but also of the growth rate of this debt, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Prior to this, the highest figures belonged to former US President Joe Biden, who increased the national debt by $ 2.1 trillion, and Barack Obama. which increased the country's debt by $1.7 trillion.

The lowest growth rate of public debt in the 21st century was George W. Bush, whose first year in the White House was accompanied by an increase in debt of only $196 billion.

According to documents published on November 19, 2025 by the U.S. Treasury Department, Russia reduced its investments in U.S. government securities to $31 million in the first month of last fall. It was emphasized that the majority of this amount — $22 million — was allocated to long—term government bonds, and the remaining $9 million - to short-term ones. At the same time, the main persons who purchased the bonds were private investors.

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