The national-debt note
Mace sounded the alarm on the national debt hitting $37 trillion, then received a Community Note pointing out she had just voted for the 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' which the Congressional Budget Office projected would add roughly $4.5 trillion to the deficit.
On August 13, 2025, Rep. Nancy Mace posted on X sounding the alarm about the national debt reaching $37 trillion, writing "BREAKING: National debt just hit $37 TRILLION. Not just a number but a bill our kids can't afford to pay," according to MeidasTouch. The post received a Community Note from X's crowdsourced fact-checking program pointing out that Mace had voted for the "One Big Beautiful Bill" (H.R. 1), a measure the Congressional Budget Office projected would add roughly $4.5 trillion to the deficit over the following decade, per MeidasTouch.
Mace's post (cited by reporting, MeidasTouch):
"BREAKING: National debt just hit $37 TRILLION. Not just a number but a bill our kids can't afford to pay.", Rep. Nancy Mace, X post, August 13, 2025
The Community Note correction (cited by reporting, MeidasTouch):
Rep. Nancy Mace voted in favor of H.R. 1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill," which the Congressional Budget Office projects will add approximately $4.5 trillion to the deficit over ten years.
Community Note added to Mace's post, as reported by MeidasTouch.
Sources & related coverage
- MeidasTouch: Nancy Mace's Debt Alarm Tweet Backfires
- NBC News: U.S. national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports
- Fortune: National debt hits a record $37 trillion, years sooner than pre-pandemic projections
- Congressional Budget Office: Debt-Service Effects Derived From H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- Senate Budget Committee: CBO Reports the Final "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Tally Will Add $3.4 Trillion to Deficits Over 10 Years
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