“We're making a fortune with tariffs. $2 billion a day.”
What FactCheck.org found
The White House provided no evidence for this claim. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has said that it has collected about $200 million per day in “additional associated revenue” from 13 of the president’s tariff-related executive actions this year.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (U.S. President) made this claim around 8 April 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 April 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “No Evidence”.
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.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
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