The smart folks in DC have accrued a national debt that is insurmountable, and can never, or will be ever paid off.
It is a matter of time before the United States dollar fails, and they, as stupid as they are, know.
They have been stealing from us, and desperately grasping at straws for decades. They have just learned to hide it.
Donald Trump, as obnoxiously narcissistic as he is, called'em out on it, and their trying to hold us off as long as they can, to make as big a pile for themselves as possible, before it explodes in their faces.