
US Debt to GDP Nears All-Time High, Threatening Superpower Status
Varney & Company · FBN · May 1, 2026 · 48sSign Up Now
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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.