What did Donald Trump claim about taxes on 8 Apr 2025?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
We're making a fortune with tariffs. Two billion dollars a day.
Not even close. Tariffs brought in about $540 million a day in April 2025, and the best month through August 2026 averaged about $1.07 billion a day, roughly half his figure.
Treasury collected $16.3 billion in customs duties in all of April 2025, about $540 million a day. The highest month from January 2025 through August 2026 was October 2025, which brought in $33.1 billion, about $1.07 billion a day (Treasury, Monthly Treasury Statement, Table 4).
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- Remarks at a National Republican Congressional Committee dinner in Washington, D.C.
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