The Prospect of a Fiscal Black Hole Emerges as Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Threaten a Costly Trade War

The only true ‘liberation’ will feature consumers and taxpayers being liberated from even more of our hard-earned income.

AP/Evan Vucci
President Trump holds a signed executive order during an event to announce new tariffs at the Rose Garden of the White House, April 2, 2025. AP/Evan Vucci

President Trump is imposing sweeping new tariffs on imports from around the world. We’re told that “Liberation Day” tariffs will raise $6 trillion in federal revenue over the next decade, plus another trillion from automobile tariffs. 

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