Tariffs
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President Trump Says His Tariffs Aren’t Paid by Americans. Corporations Are Indicating the Opposite.
December 15, 2025 • By Logan Liguore
Corporations have publicly revealed that they are passing the cost of tariffs on to Americans—the opposite of what the executive branch has said is happening.
Congressional Republicans Ignore Tariffs and Instead Talk Up Their Corporate Tax Cuts
December 4, 2025 • By ITEP Staff
Instead of discussing President Trump's deeply unpopular tariff policies, House Republicans are making misleading and untrue claims about their tax cuts.
Don’t Hold Your Breath Waiting for a Tariff Dividend from Trump
November 12, 2025 • By Steve Wamhoff
Trump gives a promise, with absolutely no plan, to give $2,000 to every American using tariff revenue.
The tariffs proposed by Donald Trump, which are far larger than any on the books today, would significantly raise the prices faced by American consumers across the income scale.
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