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Trump has repeatedly pushed for the Federal Reserve to lower benchmark interest rates as a way to ease the debt burden.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
24 June 2026 But that was little comfort to tech investors, who are concerned that short-term inflation will increase the debt burden of mega-cap companies that have borrowed large amounts of money to fund their artificial intelligence infrastructure.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
22 June 2026 To start with, the federal government now carries a much higher debt burden, topping 100% of annual GDP, compared to about 35% in the early 1980s.—
John W. Diamond,
Fortune,
12 June 2026 To start with, the federal government now carries a much higher debt burden, topping 100% of annual GDP, compared to about 35% in the early 1980s.—
John W. Diamond,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for debt burden