LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 19: In an aerial view, shoppers walk along Swarthmore Avenue during the Pacific Palisades Farmers Market on August 19, 2026 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The Pacific Palisades Farmers Market returned to Swarthmore Avenue for the first time since the January 2025 Palisades Fire forced the closure of much of the community’s business district. The market, operated by nonprofit Raw Inspiration since 2000, will temporarily operate Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., shifting from its traditional Sunday schedule as the community continues its recovery. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 19: Spencer Baratta sets up a display of tomatoes during the Pacific Palisades Farmers Market on August 19, 2026 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The Pacific Palisades Farmers Market returned to Swarthmore Avenue for the first time since the January 2025 Palisades Fire forced the closure of much of the community’s business district. The market, operated by nonprofit Raw Inspiration since 2000, will temporarily operate Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., shifting from its traditional Sunday schedule as the community continues its recovery. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 19: A customer shops for produce during the Pacific Palisades Farmers Market on August 19, 2026 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The Pacific Palisades Farmers Market returned to Swarthmore Avenue for the first time since the January 2025 Palisades Fire forced the closure of much of the community’s business district. The market, operated by nonprofit Raw Inspiration since 2000, will temporarily operate Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., shifting from its traditional Sunday schedule as the community continues its recovery. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

An electronic display shows the national debt in Washington, DC on August 19, 2026. The US national debt exceeded a record 40 trillion USD. The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs. The uptick in borrowing comes as longer term US obligations linked to social security and health care have been growing, while interest payments have climbed as well. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

An electronic display shows the national debt in Washington, DC on August 19, 2026. The US national debt exceeded a record 40 trillion USD. The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs. The uptick in borrowing comes as longer term US obligations linked to social security and health care have been growing, while interest payments have climbed as well. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

An electronic display shows the national debt in Washington, DC on August 19, 2026. The US national debt exceeded a record 40 trillion USD. The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs. The uptick in borrowing comes as longer term US obligations linked to social security and health care have been growing, while interest payments have climbed as well. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

An electronic display shows the national debt in Washington, DC on August 19, 2026. The US national debt exceeded a record 40 trillion USD. The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs. The uptick in borrowing comes as longer term US obligations linked to social security and health care have been growing, while interest payments have climbed as well. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

An electronic display shows the national debt in Washington, DC on August 19, 2026. The US national debt exceeded a record 40 trillion USD. The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs. The uptick in borrowing comes as longer term US obligations linked to social security and health care have been growing, while interest payments have climbed as well. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)