The United States government's accumulated debts have grown by more than $7 trillion – with a 't' – since Barack Obama became president on January 20, 2009. The sad milestone was revealed on July 31 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on a 'debt to the penny' website that calculates the debt at the end of every business day. On Obama's first day in office the debt stood at $10.626 trillion. Last Thursday it reached $17.687 trillion. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Somber salute to the economy? When Barack Obama came home from Camp David on Sunday, the nation was $7 trillion poorer than it was when he first arrived at the White House on January 20, 2009
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Total federal government debt has increased by 66 per cent since Barack Obama became president
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Stunning milestone is revealed by Treasury Department website that discloses burgeoning numbers at the end of every business day
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It took more than 223 years for the US to accumulate its first $7 trillion in debt
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Obama has repeated the depressing feat in less than 67 months
Up, up, up: The national debt has grown steadily during the @placeholder years, jumping by a total of $7 trillion as of July 31