According to data from the U.S. Treasury Department’s financial tracking website, the total of U.S. national debt surpassed $36 trillion on November 21, setting a new record. It took just over three months for the gross debt to climb from $35 trillion at the end of July this year to its current staggering height of $36 trillion.

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