Major federal spending cuts were promised by the Trump campaign in 2024, but obstacles remain despite Republican control of Congress (The Hill, CNBC). The question will be suspended on 30 September 2027 if still open and the outcome determined using the Monthly Treasury Statement first covering through 30 September 2025 as published by the Department of the Treasury (Department of the Treasury - Monthly Treasury Statements). The question will close early if a Monthly Treasury Statement indicates that the $6.25 trillion threshold has been passed for FY2027 before September 2027. For FY2024, US federal government spending was reported as $6,751,552 million, or $6.751552 trillion (Department of the Treasury - September 2024 Monthly Treasury Statement, see "Outlays" in Table 1 on page 5).

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