How the U.S. government went from a balanced budget to $40 trillion in debt

Every president blames the last one; the debt doesn't care whose name is on it.

The U.S. national debt reached another record high of $40 trillion, as the government hasn't balanced its budget since the late 1990s. NBC News' Ryan Nobles takes a look at how the debt keeps snowballing across presidents from both parties.

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