Trump calls tariff windfall 'so beautiful to see' as cash sails in -Trump points to $25B spike in excess funds as evidence of trade policy success

President Donald Trump on Monday touted a "beautiful" surge in tariff revenues on imported goods, crediting his administration's trade policies for a flood of cash into the U.S. economy. "We're finding hundreds of billions of dollars of cash is pouring into our country now because of tariffs," Trump said during a White House press briefing. "It's so beautiful to see it," Trump said of the record tariff revenues figures, pointing to a $25 billion spike in excess funds as evidence of their success. -  Tariff revenues rose steadily from $17.4 billion in April to $23.9 billion in May, before climbing to $29 billion in June. -- In July, the U.S. collected over $29 billion in tariff revenues, the highest monthly total so far this year. According to the Treasury Department’s latest "Customs and Certain Excise Taxes" data, released on Aug. 7, total tariff revenues have reached $154 billion. -- https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-calls-tariff-windfall-so-beautiful-see-cash-sails

Edited on Aug 11, 2025 4:22pm

We'll all get to see where that money is coming from tomorrow, when the CPI comes out.  

Originally posted by: Edso

We'll all get to see where that money is coming from tomorrow, when the CPI comes out.  


  Yes we will - after it is "seen" what will your asinine reply be?

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President Donald Trump on Monday touted a "beautiful" surge in tariff revenues on imported goods, crediting his administration's trade policies for a flood of cash into the U.S. economy. "We're finding hundreds of billions of dollars of cash is pouring into our country now because of tariffs," Trump said during a White House press briefing. "It's so beautiful to see it," Trump said of the record tariff revenues figures, pointing to a $25 billion spike in excess funds as evidence of their success. - Tariff revenues rose steadily from $17.4 billion in April to $23.9 billion in May, before climbing to $29 billion in June. -- In July, the U.S. collected over $29 billion in tariff revenues, the highest monthly total so far this year. According to the Treasury Department’s latest "Customs and Certain Excise Taxes" data, released on Aug. 7, total tariff revenues have reached $154 billion. -- https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-calls-tariff-windfall-so-beautiful-see-cash-sails

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