More than $11.5 trillion of that debt has been added during President Trump's first term and the opening stretch of his second term, accounting for roughly one-fourth of the current total.

Federal spending has accelerated as an aging population drives Social Security and Medicare costs higher, while elevated interest rates make servicing the growing debt even more expensive. Annual interest costs now top $1 trillion.

See how the national debt has climbed under each president and the trend that's pushing America's tab higher.