Our nation faces many significant threats. Iran is quickly developing its nuclear weapons capabilities, North Korea is launching missiles with impunity in so-called test launches, China is circumventing international trading norms and restricting the export of critical minerals, and terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah are not only set on the elimination of Israel but also the destruction of the United States.
These tangible escalations of violence, intimidation practices, economic warfare, and assaults on our values are highly concerning and must be addressed. However, our nation also faces a covert threat that grows increasingly uncontrollable with each passing day. That threat is our national debt, which recently topped $36 trillion.
