IIRC they are trying to pay off their debt since they are on a brink of default....

bawolff · 2025-04-03T07:29:30 1743665370

They are literally borrowing more right now. I believe at record levels. Billions per day.

appointment · 2025-04-03T10:06:10 1743674770

The massive tax cuts Trump is trying to extend or introduce are much larger than the spending cuts proposed so far.

edit: Also the USA is nowhere near a default, unless congress chooses to not raise the ridiculous debt ceiling policy.