U.S. ‘Debt Held by Public’ Tops $14,000,000,000,000; Up 122% Under Obama Prison Planet.com Posted on August 17, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Money Watch CNS News | The federal government’s “debt held by the public”—as opposed to its “intragovernmental debt”—has topped $14,000,000,000,000 for the first time in history. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email