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Search results for "US refunds 81bn in Trump tariffs after supreme court ruled them illegal"

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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
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
Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2025 in a Facebook post:
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to replace the IRS with the External Revenue Service, eliminating tax returns and income tax.
By Caleb McCullough• January 27, 2025
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech to Congress:
"Currently, when we ship products out of America, many other countries make us pay very high tariffs and taxes — but when foreign companies ship their products into America, we charge them nothing or almost nothing."
By Allison Graves• March 2, 2017
Chris Sununu stated on June 26, 2018 in an interview:
"Every time they’ve done those border patrols, they’ve taken out people who have trafficked drugs. That’s the federal government’s role. They’re doing their job."
By Ethan DeWitt• July 27, 2018
Donald Trump stated on November 12, 2025 in an X post:
“My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 14, 2025
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
Donald Trump stated on July 09, 2022 in Social media:
The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision declaring ballot drop boxes illegal "includes the 2020 Presidential Election."
By D.L. Davis• July 14, 2022
Sonny Perdue stated on July 26, 2018 in a press release:
"America’s hard-working agricultural producers … have taken a disproportionate hit when it comes to illegal retaliatory tariffs."
By Manuela Tobias• August 9, 2018
Donald Trump stated on April 29, 2025 in an interview:
“If people come into our country illegally, there’s a different standard” for due process.
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 8, 2025
Jeff Sessions stated on April 23, 2017 in an interview on ABC's This Week:
Treasury Department's inspector general found "there's $4 billion a year in excess payments" going to people that shouldn’t get them. "These are mostly Mexicans."  
By Miriam Valverde• April 27, 2017
Justin Clark stated on October 28, 2020 in a tweet:
“Major decision protecting voting rights in Pa. Ballots received after Election Day will not be counted.”
By Jessica Calefati• October 29, 2020
Robin Vos stated on July 08, 2022 in Twitter:
“The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.”
By Madeline Heim• July 29, 2022
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
Eric Hovde stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate:
Ballot drop boxes 'were only used for a pandemic.'
By D.L. Davis• October 25, 2024
Donald Trump stated on August 16, 2015 in a policy plan on immigration.:
"The annual cost of free tax credits alone paid to illegal immigrants quadrupled to $4.2 billion in 2011."
By Linda Qiu• August 18, 2015
Howard Lutnick stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation":
Tariffs are “going to pay off our deficit.”
By Louis Jacobson• July 22, 2025
Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2020 in a tweet:
A 1993 example of voter fraud in Philadelphia is “exactly what happened to us” in the 2020 election.
By Jessica Calefati• November 19, 2020
Fentrice Driskell stated on April 29, 2026 in an interview:
“Under federal law, you cannot engage in partisan gerrymandering.”
By Samantha Putterman• May 1, 2026
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a campaign speech in Phoenix:
"There are at least 23 countries that refuse to take their people back after they’ve been ordered to leave the United States, including large numbers of violent criminals."  
By Allison Graves• September 1, 2016

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By Louis Jacobson• February 20, 2026

Donald Trump’s tariff powers face a high-stakes legal test

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By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 18, 2025

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

By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2024

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By PolitiFact Staff • August 22, 2024

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By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 24, 2024

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By Louis Jacobson• May 29, 2025

Trump launched the MAGA movement 10 years ago today. Have his priorities changed?

By Katie Sanders• June 16, 2025

How Donald Trump performed on 11 key promises

By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2021

PolitiFact kicks off the MAGA-Meter to track Donald Trump’s promises

By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2025

Fact-check: How accurate are 2024 Republican presidential candidates' attacks on one another?

By Amy Sherman• August 21, 2023

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

By Louis Jacobson• April 10, 2025

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Are red light cameras a ‘scam,’ as Marco Rubio says?

By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• June 9, 2015

At halfway mark, Donald Trump's campaign promises hit roadblocks

By Manuela Tobias• January 16, 2019

Trump proposed $2,000 payments for Americans from tariff dividends. Would that work?

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 10, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims about the 2020 election during Joe Rogan interview

By Louis Jacobson• October 26, 2024

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By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2018

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