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Put down the Kool-Aid.As the economy improves under Trump, interest rates will go up as demand for loans goes up.
First, there is no particular reason to believe the economy will improve under Trump (or Clinton). Quite the opposite, if Trump pushes through a bunch of protectionist policies.
Second, assuming the economy improves (regardless of who is President), the Fed is going to be very slow in raising interest rates -- heck, the Fed raising rates by 25 basis points (0.25%) was international news.
Third, the debt is held as T-Bills with terms ranging from 3 months to 30 years. Meaning any changes to interest rates will be phased in very slowly.
That is not a major concern at this time.