Tariffs and Transparency: A Pattern Emerges Under Trump The Trump administration's recent decision to refund $100 billion in tariffs it had collected before the US supreme court ruled them illegal has reignited debate over the efficacy of using tariffs as a trade policy tool.
This development might seem like a minor correction, but upon closer inspection, it reveals a disturbing pattern of behavior by the Trump administration.
The refunded amount represents 60% of the total $165 billion collected from Donald Trump's "liberation day" tariffs, which were imposed on imported goods to bring back domestic production and secure better trade deals.