Is the US making $2bn a day from tariffs? Trump claims fact-checked
President Trump has been justifying his sweeping tariffs with a series of claims about how the US is the victim of “unfair trade”.
He has imposed tariffs – or import taxes – on countries around the world, including a 104% rate on goods imported from China. In response, China is hiking its tariffs on American imports.
Some of Trump’s claims on trade are unsubstantiated or even false. BBC Verify has been taking a closer look.
“We’re making a fortune with tariffs – $2 billion a day”, Trump has said about his new tariff regime.
BBC Verify cannot find any published figures which show this.
Source: BBC