Keep pulling the thread on Joe Manchin.
The U.S. national debt is approaching $40 trillion.
The U.S. national debt has increased at a faster rate in the last five months than at any other time in history.
The annual interest payments on the U.S. national debt have surpassed $1 trillion.
Annual interest payments on the U.S. national debt are now greater than the country's total defense spending.
Joe Manchin states that he was the deciding vote that blocked the passage of the Build Back Better Act.
Joe Manchin asserts the Build Back Better Act, as originally proposed, would have cost $10 trillion.
Joe Manchin believes the passage of the original Build Back Better Act would have caused a global recession or depression.
Within a one-year period in 2021, the U.S. government injected $5.1 trillion of spending into the economy, including the American Rescue Plan.
The United States' recent conflict with Iran was initiated without any input from or knowledge provided to the US Congress.
China is providing strong support and defense for Iran.
Prior to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States funded its military conflicts with dedicated funds, which prevented increases in the national debt.
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq significantly contributed to the accumulation of the U.S. national debt.