“If the One Big Beautiful Bill Act doesn’t pass, Americans "will get a 68% tax increase.”
What FactCheck.org found
The Tax Policy Center estimates that, on average, Americans’ taxes would rise about 7.5% if the 2017 tax cuts are allowed to fully expire at the end of the year. The president may be referring to the percentage of Americans who would see a tax increase of some amount if the tax cuts expire.
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In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 19 May 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 June 2025, 15 days later. Its rating was “No evidence”.
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- rollcall.comhttps://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-speech-kennedy-center-board-m…
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