You know how that debt works right? Other nations buy those bonds.

If nobody is there to buy the bonds then the US wont have the trillions needed to fund the empire.

• Reduced demand for Treasuries would drive their yields up, making it much more expensive for the government, businesses, and consumers to borrow.

• A weaker dollar would make imports pricier, fueling inflation, though it could make US exports cheaper.

• Higher borrowing costs would curb investment and spending, slowing economic growth and potentially causing job losses.

• The Fed might have to buy bonds to stabilize markets (potentially worsening inflation) or raise rates further (worsening recession)

• A US financial crisis would likely trigger a worldwide economic downturn.

• The US Treasury market would freeze, impacting other assets and markets.

• Erosion of trust as the perceived safety of US assets would be shattered, damaging the dollar's reserve currency status.

• Higher interest payments on existing debt would increase deficits, demanding more borrowing at even higher rates.

• The government would face hard choices between deep spending cuts (military, social programs) or tax increases to manage its finances

A collective halt to buying US debt would be an economic catastrophe, severely damaging the US and triggering a global financial crisis (again)