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Search results for "Trump tariffs China April 5 2026"

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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
Charles Blow stated on May 05, 2025 in a CNN NewsNight episode:
“China makes 80% of all toys” and “90% of all Christmas goods” sold in the U.S.
By Loreben Tuquero• May 9, 2025
Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in remarks:
In artificial intelligence, “We're leading China by a lot.”
By Loreben Tuquero• January 29, 2026
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
Donald Trump stated on April 08, 2025 in a speech:
The U.S. is “taking in almost $2 billion a day in tariffs.”
By Amy Sherman• April 10, 2025
Viral image stated on September 12, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Ivanka Trump’s shoe line is made in China but is exempt from tariffs.  
By Samantha Putterman• September 19, 2019
Brooke Rollins stated on April 06, 2025 in an interview:
“We had an agriculture export deficit that increased from zero when President Trump left to $49 billion” under former President Joe Biden.
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 9, 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
Donald Trump stated on April 09, 2025 in remarks at a White House event:
In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”
By Louis Jacobson• April 11, 2025
Donald Trump stated on April 09, 2018 in in a tweet:
"When a car is sent to the United States from China, there is a Tariff to be paid of 2 1/2%. When a car is sent to China from the United States, there is a Tariff to be paid of 25%."
By John Kruzel• April 9, 2018
X posts stated on April 07, 2025 in posts on X:
Says Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council director, said on April 7, “Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China.”
By Madison Czopek• April 8, 2025
James Clyburn stated on October 08, 2025 in an X post:
“Trump’s budget called for a $300 (million) cut” to the Women, Infants and Children program.
By Amy Sherman• October 16, 2025
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
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
Angus King stated on March 04, 2018 in in an interview:
"China, my understanding is, supplies 4 percent of the steel in the U.S."
By John Kruzel• March 8, 2018
Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2016 in an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC:
Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade
By Will Doran• July 27, 2016
Anthony Scaramucci stated on May 11, 2019 in an interview:
China’s developing country status in the World Trade Organization "means they can tariff and embargo."
By John Kruzel• May 15, 2019
Marco Rubio stated on April 20, 2020 in a New York Times op-ed:
“Face masks being manufactured in China, for example, went to domestic consumption and their own fight against the virus” while the U.S. was “largely unable to import supplies from China.”
By Amy Sherman• April 23, 2020
Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2023 in a speech in Michigan:
When I took office, “the auto industry was on its knees gasping its last breath.” Trump administration “tariffs and taxes saved the American auto industry from extinction."
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 5, 2023
Donald Trump stated on March 26, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times:
"There’s a tremendous tax that we pay when we (American businesses) go into China, whereas when China sells to us there’s no tax."
By Jon Greenberg• March 30, 2016

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Supreme Court strikes down use of primary law Donald Trump used to impose tariffs

By Louis Jacobson• February 20, 2026

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

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Davos speech on Greenland, US economy

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 21, 2026

Are other countries ‘cheating’ the U.S. on trade?

By Louis Jacobson• April 9, 2025

Trade and tariffs in 5 charts: A 2018 midterm report

By Manuela Tobias• September 24, 2018

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

By Amy Sherman• April 10, 2025

Fact-checking Democrats’ responses to Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek, Samantha Putterman, Zoe Weyand• February 25, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2025

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By Louis Jacobson• January 21, 2026

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By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019

Critics accuse President Donald Trump of insider trading. Experts say that’s a stretch.

By Louis Jacobson• April 10, 2025

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By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2025

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By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2025

PolitiFact’s guide to understanding tariffs and international trade

By Louis Jacobson• November 18, 2019

Trump sees a future without federal income taxes, but the tariff math doesn’t add up

By Louis Jacobson• December 3, 2025

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By Louis Jacobson• October 9, 2024

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By D.L. Davis• December 26, 2019

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By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 25, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2024

Did Trump impose ‘the largest tax hike in our lifetime’? How it compares, as it’s currently proposed

By Grace Abels• April 7, 2025