If Trump's tariffs have brought in $20 trillion dollars..?

[kentuck]

Then why do we have a $2 trillion dollar deficit just this year alone?

[sakabatou]

1. #ReppukeMaths

[C_U_L8R]

2. Magats don't math.

[Jersey Devil]

3. He forgot to mention it was Monopoly money

or maybe leftover chips from the bankrupted Trump Taj Mahal.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Even Their Own Projections Are...

...$194 billion for '25. And it may be overstated. And, if the courts rule they are unconstitutional, the collected revenue goes to zero.
The $20 trillion was a made up number from the beginning. Just another case of "if you're going to lie, make it a big lie".

[NameAlreadyTaken]

5. Where did that $20 trillion go?

[sop]

6. Because Trump is a liar. "Tariff revenues since January 2025 totaled $122 billion..."

'Trump's tariff revenue tracker: How much is the US collecting? Which imports are hit?'

https://www.piie.com/research/piie-charts/2025/trumps-tariff-revenue-tracker-how-much-us-collecting-which-imports-are