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douglas9

(5,513 posts) Tue Dec 16, 2025, 05:55 AM Dec 16

New Trump tariffs collection hits $200 billion, Customs says

The United States has collected more than $200 billion in tariffs this year as a result of new duties imposed by President Donald Trump since the beginning of 2025, the Customs and Border Protection agency said Monday.

The tally comes as the Supreme Court considers arguments that the new tariffs are illegal.

The $200 billion tally is only for the new tariffs, not for tariffs imposed during Trump’s first term in the White House. Those earlier tariffs do not face legal challenges, as the new tariffs do.

Trump earlier this year unilaterally imposed, without congressional authorization, what he calls reciprocal tariffs on imports from most of the world’s nations.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/15/trump-tariffs-trade-customs-imports.html

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New Trump tariffs collection hits $200 billion, Customs says (Original Post) douglas9 Dec 16 OP

So where is the money collected going. Irish_Dem Dec 16 #1

Probably into the orange man's pockets Bettie Dec 16 #5

ding ding ding Irish_Dem Dec 16 #6

And there will be much applause kerouac2 Dec 16 #2

Chickens who love Col. Sanders. Irish_Dem Dec 16 #7

Far cry from TSF's claim of $2 trillion. sinkingfeeling Dec 16 #3

Less Than 10% Of Promised ProfessorGAC Dec 16 #4

Irish_Dem

(79,805 posts)

1. So where is the money collected going.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 07:11 AM

Dec 16

Money that came from the American people.

Bettie

(19,281 posts)

5. Probably into the orange man's pockets

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 08:25 AM

Dec 16

(bank accounts)....or funneled to his boss, Vlad.

Irish_Dem

(79,805 posts)

6. ding ding ding

Reply to Bettie (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 08:27 AM

Dec 16

kerouac2

(1,425 posts)

2. And there will be much applause

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 07:28 AM

Dec 16

From the mericans who have spent many thousands more this year due to him and his pillaging and tariffs.

They will cheer him if he bribes them with a grand or two, not caring that they are still down 3-4 times that amount.

Just as the farmers he is bailing out will do despite the fact he caused their problems.

Irish_Dem

(79,805 posts)

7. Chickens who love Col. Sanders.

Reply to kerouac2 (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 08:28 AM

Dec 16

sinkingfeeling

(57,221 posts)

3. Far cry from TSF's claim of $2 trillion.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 07:40 AM

Dec 16

ProfessorGAC

(75,852 posts)

4. Less Than 10% Of Promised

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 07:56 AM

Dec 16

They promised $2.1 trillion.
Oh, and I have my doubts about that $200 billion.
That's 0.75% of GDP. Theory says that should make inflation higher than reported.
So, they're either fudging the inflation numbers or the tariff revenue is overstated.
It can be a bit of both, but it can't be neither.

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