The national debt is roughly $37-39 trillion as of 2026, making the '40 trillion' claim slightly inflated but directionally accurate. The post conflates verified fiscal concerns (rising debt, deficit spending) with unverified claims about specific visa fees and blanket student visa closures, then extends both into a sweeping generalization that all Republicans and their voters are responsible for national decline — a rhetorical move that lumps fiscal policy disagreements with immigration enforcement into a unified moral condemnation. What's missing: the post doesn't distinguish between policy changes (which happened) and the claim that immigration has stopped entirely, nor does it acknowledge that debt concerns span both parties' spending.