The opening screen, tri-state: live debt clock (Before), the crossing treatment you pick up top (Moment), and the sealed $40T memorial (After). Toggle states in the header.
01 / The Moment
When Do We Cross
$40 Trillion?
The national debt right now
$39,999,861,204,118
~$92,000 / sec — nobody knows the exact second. Be there when it crosses.
★ This is not a test ★ This is a wakeup call ★
We Interrupt
This Broadcast.
$40,000,000,000,000
The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion.
$40 TRILLION IN DEBT
9:41
Friday, June 19
This is your
wakeup call.
$40,000,000,000,000
The alarm you can’t snooze: the U.S. national debt just surpassed $40 trillion.
This is a wakeup call.
$40,000,000,000,000
The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion.
We’ve Surpassed
$40 Trillion.
June 19, 2026
$40,000,000,000,000
You’re seeing this after the moment — 214,508 people called it. The clock hasn’t stopped.
Call the Moment, on its own: predict the DAY the debt crosses $40T (no specific time), lock it, and the panel flips to a histogram of when America called it.
When Will We Cross
$40 Trillion?
Pick any day from today through October — no need to call the exact minute. One call per person.
Lock your call
Add your email and we’ll tell you how close you were the second it crosses.
Where America Calls It
214,508 calls · most expect October · you called Oct 12 · your call in red
Debt visualization: one donut — click a slice to break out its cost, drag the timeline to watch Net Interest swell through PGPF's projections. Email capture and social share attached to the chart itself.
How the National Budget Breaks out
2026 (today) — $0.88T/yr in interest
That is 16% of federal spending going to lenders for money already borrowed — not to anything on this chart.
Channel the moment into a civic action: a neutral message to your representatives about the fiscal path. Address fields are required so it routes to the right reps (intrinsic data capture).
04 / Act
Make Your Voice Count
You watched the moment. Now tell your representatives that the fiscal path matters to you — a neutral, fully editable message.
Learn-more cards as a horizontal side-scroller: the deck pans one card per step before moving on, and each card deep-links to PGPF.org with its own share button.
05 / Learn More
Go Deeper On The Debt
Standard PGPF footer chrome — brand block, link columns, and legal line. Closes every deck.
Peter G. Peterson
Foundation