I actually hear this argument a lot: that Moody downgrading the US credit rating isn't just because of the money mess but maybe also about political drama. A bunch of Trump fans are saying it's all against him and the timing is on purpose. But Moody's says they just look at the math—the debt, the deficits, and what Congress and the President aren't fixing.

In my own opinion, I think it's mostly about the numbers, but you can't really separate politics from this stuff either. Every time politicians can't agree on a budget or there are fights about the debt ceiling, it just looks bad for the US, so Moody's notices that too. It's like if you never cleaned your room and then blamed your parents for the mess.

Sometimes it feels like these rating companies want to pressure the government by making big moves like this, but I still believe they're mainly just reacting to how the money is being handled. It's a mix, but the numbers are what push them to act, even if the political stuff makes things worse.