FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates revenue from tariffs
- Donald Trump claimed on April 8 and April 10 that the U.S. Makes billions daily from tariffs.
- Trump's claim occurred as he heralds tariffs as a way to generate revenue for the U.S.
- Trump compared potential daily tariff revenue to the average daily trade deficit under Biden.
- Trump said, "We're making a fortune with tariffs," yet economists disagree with his calculations.
- Economists say Trump's figures are likely based on fiscal year 2024 imported goods value, but the figures disregard behavioral changes.
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The numbers: Trump exaggerates tariff revenue
US President Donald Trump makes no secret of his love for tariffs. He hails them as a way to generate revenue, to strike back at countries he sees as taking advantage of the United States in trade, and as…
Trump Expands on Dubious Daily Tariff Revenue Claim
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President Donald Trump has added to his unsupported claim that the U.S. is making “$2 billion a day” from tariffs by saying that the country was losing $2 billion or $3 billion “a day” under President Joe Biden. Economists told us that Trump appears to be wrongly comparing a very high – and unlikely – estimate of potential daily revenue from his tariffs with a figure reflecting the …
NEWT GINGRICH: Trump’s Tariff Plan Is Controlled Chaos - News Talk Florida
Newt Gingrich President Donald J. Trump’s tariff plan is working exactly as he intended. The initially announced steep tariffs on more than 100 countries roiled markets – and sent the mainstream media into hysteria. Some of our trading partners bristled and rattled sabers with relatively small retaliatory plans. It was all perfectly Trumpian. The President got everyone’s attention (which is almost always his first step). He then softened his sta…
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