Trump said the US is getting $ 2 billion daily thanks to new duties

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US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States earns $ 2 billion daily at the expense of rates.

Source: Trump, quote Reuters”Public”

Trump’s direct language: « And for those of you who want to know the tariffs – we get almost $ 2 billion a day from tariffs, 2 billion. And we have all very well. »

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« America will soon become very rich again. »

Details: Reuters notes that Trump made this statement during a White House event without providing details.

The US President also said that Japan and South Korea were already sending their representatives to conclude trade agreements and avoid the new tariffs imposed by his administration.

At the same time, the Reuters notes, the official data of the US Ministry of Finance do not confirm Trump’s amounts.

According to the daily financial statements of the US Treasury, deposits that are classified as « customs and individual excise taxes », in April, amount to about $ 200 million a day.

In February, according to the latest full data, the US government received about $ 7.25 billion from customs duties. On Thursday, a monthly budget report for March will be published, which will show the last monthly indicators.

That preceded: It was reported that Trump’s wealth declined for $ 500 million due to the introduction of new duties that caused the fall of the world markets.

Recall: Trump statedthat the European Union must undertake to buy US energy for $ 350 billion to get discounts on customs rates.

European stock markets have finished A week of a sharp fall against the background of growth in world trade caused by Trump’s policy.

The United States put on China Tariffs in 104%that will come into force on April 9.