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Why Trump’s ‘$2 billion a day in tariffs’ is doubtful (www.politifact.com)
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[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Even if it were true, it's a American citizens paying that money. It's like bragging that he raised everyone's taxes and increased government revenue, he's just masking it behind language that the majority of the population doesn't understand the implications of and a broad web of lies to make it sound more palatable.