US Debt to GDP Nears All-Time High, Threatening Superpower Status

Name: US Debt to GDP Nears All-Time High, Threatening Superpower Status
Uploaded: 2026-05-01T15:40:16Z
Duration: 48 s
Description: Stuart Varney introduces Connor Hansen who reports on the US national debt exceeding the economy's size for the first time since WWII, with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 100.2%. Maya MacGuineas warns that no country remains a superpower with excessive debt, noting that interest payments now surpass the national defense budget.

Varney & Company · FBN · May 1, 2026 · 48s

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Stuart Varney introduces Connor Hansen who reports on the US national debt exceeding the economy's size for the first time since WWII, with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 100.2%. Maya MacGuineas warns that no country remains a superpower with excessive debt, noting that interest payments now surpass the national defense budget.

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