"US National Debt Hits a New Record," is a weird headline. Because without exaggeration, it has been continuously true every second of every day for decades.
Our indebtedness is the fundamental reason behind Trump's behavior. Remember Canada, Greenland, Ukraine (Russia), and now Venezuela? What do those countries have in common? That's right, natural resources or wealth. The US government is an expert plunderer, both nationally and internationally. Unfortunately for Trump, Russia has lots of nukes and won't easily allow their country to be broken up and plundered.