“Tariff revenues can "easily" pay for a $500 billion increase to the military budget, "pay down Debt, and likewise, pay a substantial Dividend to moderate income Patriots.”
What FactCheck.org found
The total amount collected from tariffs in 2025 would be able to pay for only a fraction of one of the president's three proposals.
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In short
Donald Trump (U.S. President) made this claim around 7 January 2026. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 January 2026, 13 days later. Its rating was “Tariff revenues totaled $264 billion in 2025”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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