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Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on March 19, 2026 in a press release:

“President Trump’s tariffs are costing New York households an estimated $4,200 annually.”

By Austin Townley • May 21, 2026

Chris Wright
stated on March 12, 2026 in an interview with Fox News:

The U.S. produces “more oil than we can consume. We’re a net oil exporter.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2026

Abigail Spanberger
stated on February 24, 2026 in the Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address:

President Donald Trump’s tariff policies “have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs” since last year.

By Loreben Tuquero, Zoe Weyand • February 25, 2026

Major Gross Profit
stated on January 16, 2026 in an email:

“Trump’s $2,000 tariff dividend is live but you must act.”

By Paul Specht • January 23, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on December 9, 2025 in public events:

The U.S. has received promises of investments totaling $18 trillion to $22 trillion since January.

By Louis Jacobson, Nick Karmia • December 9, 2025

Donald Trump
stated on November 12, 2025 in an X post:

“My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 14, 2025

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
stated on October 23, 2025 in a statement on X:

An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 24, 2025

Ritchie Torres
stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

“Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.”

By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2025

U.S. Trade Representative
stated on July 20, 2025 in a social media post:

“America had a trade surplus in ice cream in 2020 under President Trump's leadership, but that surplus turned into a trade deficit of $40.6 million under President Biden's watch.”

By Gabrielle Lazor • July 24, 2025

Howard Lutnick
stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation":

Tariffs are “going to pay off our deficit.”

By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2025

Scott Bessent
stated on May 18, 2025 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":

“Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump."

By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2025

Donald Trump
stated on May 8, 2025 in an event in the White House:

Declining cargo traffic at U.S. ports “means we lose less money. … When you say it's slowed down, that's a good thing.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2025

Charles Blow
stated on May 5, 2025 in a CNN NewsNight episode:

“China makes 80% of all toys” and “90% of all Christmas goods” sold in the U.S.

By Loreben Tuquero • May 9, 2025

Charles Schumer
stated on April 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

“It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2025

Donald Trump
stated on April 9, 2025 in remarks at a White House event:

In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”

By Louis Jacobson • April 11, 2025

Donald Trump
stated on April 8, 2025 in a speech:

The U.S. is “taking in almost $2 billion a day in tariffs.”

By Amy Sherman • April 10, 2025

Brooke Rollins
stated on April 6, 2025 in an interview:

“We had an agriculture export deficit that increased from zero when President Trump left to $49 billion” under former President Joe Biden.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 9, 2025

Donald Trump
stated on April 9, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

On enacting country-by-country tariffs April 9.

By Amy Sherman • April 9, 2025

Donald Trump
stated on March 26, 2025 in an interview with Newsmax:

“We have automobile plants being built at levels we've never seen … and they're going up fast.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 28, 2025

Karoline Leavitt
stated on March 11, 2025 in a White House press briefing:

“Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2025

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