“It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.”
What PolitiFact found
Four of five independent groups with varying political ideologies estimated that the average per-household loss from President Donald Trump’s tariffs will range from $3,100 a year to $4,900 a year. The fifth group estimated a $1,243 loss.
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In short
Chuck Schumer (Senate Minority Leader) made this claim around 27 April 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 May 2025, 8 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
Chuck Schumer has 11 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 3 of them false or fake, 6 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- transcripts.cnn.comhttps://transcripts.cnn.com/show/sotu/date/2025-04-27/segment/01
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