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“We’ve taken in $88 billion in tariffs in two months. $88 billion with no inflation.”
Donald Trump U.S. President. White House. Claim dated 12 Jun 2025.
FactCheck.org rated thisExaggerated

What FactCheck.org found

The U.S. has collected more than $80 billion in tariff revenue for the current fiscal year – but not for any two-month period in that time. Economists predict that higher tariffs will increase inflation in the coming months.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Donald Trump (U.S. President) made this claim around 12 June 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 June 2025, 11 days later. Its rating was “Exaggerated”.

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.