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Beartracks

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4. And Trump would have you believe all the tariff revenue is "new money."

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 09:36 PM

22 hrs ago

Nope. Just our money. Being siphoned off into Trump's pockets.

I'm sure it technically goes to the Treasury, but since Trumpists control everything and Republicans won't stand up to him or rein him in, the funds are effectively Trump's slush fund.

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