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Search results for "Trump admin claims tariffs don't raise prices on American consumers"

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JD Vance stated on August 25, 2024 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“Anything that you lose on the tariff from the perspective of the consumer, you gain in higher wages, so you're ultimately much better off.”
By Louis Jacobson• August 29, 2024
Kamala Harris stated on August 22, 2024 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention:
Former President Donald Trump "intends to enact what, in effect, is a national sales tax ... that would raise prices on middle-class families by almost $4,000 a year."
By Louis Jacobson• August 30, 2024
Karoline Leavitt stated on March 11, 2025 in a White House press briefing:
“Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2025
Peter Navarro stated on August 18, 2019 in an interview:
U.S. tariffs on China are "not hurting anybody" in the United States.  
By Tom Kertscher• August 20, 2019
Jared Polis stated on May 15, 2024 in an X post:
Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.”
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• May 17, 2024
Ted Cruz stated on May 01, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says Donald Trump’s "only economic agenda is imposing massive taxes on the American people with a 40 percent tax hike of a giant tariff."
By Linda Qiu• May 1, 2016
Donald Trump stated on May 09, 2019 in remarks at the White House:
Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us."
By Louis Jacobson• May 14, 2019
Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2019 in an interview:
U.S. farmers are receiving $16 billion "out of the tariffs that we’ve gotten from China."
By Eric Litke• August 2, 2019
Alma Adams stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting:
"Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions."
By Paul Specht• July 23, 2021
Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a speech:
Says Gov. Ron DeSantis “opposed my China tariffs and he heartlessly opposed” $28 billion for farm relief, which was paid for by China.
By Samantha Putterman• August 8, 2023
Abigail Spanberger stated on February 24, 2026 in the Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address:
President Donald Trump’s tariff policies “have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs” since last year.
By Loreben Tuquero, Zoe Weyand• February 25, 2026
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute stated on October 23, 2025 in a statement on X:
An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 24, 2025
Major Gross Profit stated on January 16, 2026 in an email:
“Trump’s $2,000 tariff dividend is live but you must act.”
By Paul Specht• January 23, 2026
Kamala Harris stated on June 01, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention:
President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month."
By Chris Nichols• June 10, 2019
Scott Bessent stated on May 18, 2025 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump."
By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2025
Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2017 in an interview:
In the United States, "we tax our exports and don't tax our imports."
By Tom Kertscher• February 9, 2017
Charles Schumer stated on April 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
“It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 5, 2025
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on March 19, 2026 in a press release:
“President Trump’s tariffs are costing New York households an estimated $4,200 annually.”
By Austin Townley• May 21, 2026
Donald Trump stated on April 09, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
On enacting country-by-country tariffs April 9.
By Amy Sherman• April 9, 2025
Scott Bessent stated on October 26, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"Overall, the inflation since President Trump” took office “has come down."
By Louis Jacobson• October 29, 2025

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Donald Trump says tariffs will make America rich again. Economists disagree

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Donald Trump has floated big tariffs. What could the impact be?

By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2016

Republicans say latest US consumer price report is a boon. Democrats say it’s a bust. Which is it?

By Samantha Putterman• August 14, 2025

9 charts show how consumers, businesses have soured on the economy in Trump’s first 100 days

By Louis Jacobson• April 28, 2025

PolitiFact’s guide to understanding tariffs and international trade

By Louis Jacobson• November 18, 2019

New Trump tariffs could put even more downward pressure on economy because they’re less targeted

By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2025

Can car shoppers avoid tariff sticker shock by buying American brands? It’s not that simple

By Amy Sherman• April 10, 2025

Can President-elect Donald Trump enact tariffs without Congress? And can anyone stop him?

By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2024

On International Fact-Checking Day, PolitiFact explains the truth in Trump’s tariffs agenda

By Katie Sanders• April 2, 2025

The effects of Donald Trump's trade war

By Manuela Tobias• July 30, 2018

Year of the Lies: Farmer says some Trump tariff statements ‘as far from the truth as you can get’

By Amy Sherman• December 16, 2025

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By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 13, 2024

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What is the bond market, and why is it so important for the economy?

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