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GERMAN STUDY: 96% of TRUMP TARIFFS paid by U.S. buyers. 4% paid by foreign exporters.
AMERICANS paid Trump's tariffs. "...foreign exporters paid only around 4% of the tariff cost...The research contradicts Trump's messaging that Americans aren't paying for tariffs..."Well, it's NOT "messaging." It's a LIE. And we KNEW it was a lie from the beginning, but it's all part of TRUMP PUNISHING AMERICA FOR ELECTING JOE BIDEN IN 2020.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-tariffs-paid-almost-entirely-000018176.html
A favorite tool of President Donald Trump has been costing Americans, according to new study.
The brunt of US tariffs — 96% — have been paid by US buyers, research from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German think tank, found, while about 4% of the tariff burden was paid by foreign exporters.
"American importers and consumers bear nearly all the cost," the researchers said of the tariffs.
The study, published Monday, said that the $200 billion increase in customs revenue that the US government raised in 2025 was a "tax paid almost entirely by Americans."
A favorite tool of President Donald Trump has been costing Americans, according to new study.
The brunt of US tariffs — 96% — have been paid by US buyers, research from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German think tank, found, while about 4% of the tariff burden was paid by foreign exporters.
"American importers and consumers bear nearly all the cost," the researchers said of the tariffs.
The study, published Monday, said that the $200 billion increase in customs revenue that the US government raised in 2025 was a "tax paid almost entirely by Americans."