by Cullen McCue at Trending Politics
President Donald Trump received a roaring round of applause when he announced the massive uptick in revenue flowing into the United States as a result of his tariff policy.
Trump made the announcement while speaking at a White House event aimed at promoting the “Big Beautiful Bill,” the massive congressional budget package that is currently being debated in the Senate. Trump has given lawmakers an ambitious deadline of having the bill on his desk by July 4.
“We have money coming in like at levels that they have never seen. I got a call the other day from the people in Congress because we’re doing our bill. I didn’t even tell you this, Mike,” the president said while turning to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
“They said, ‘there’s something wrong with the numbers, sir.’ I said, ‘what’s wrong?’ I don’t know, they’re not balancing out. There’s something really wrong. I said, is that a good thing or a bad thing? Well, we don’t know. It just — I said, what’s the problem? We’re taking in much more money than we have scheduled. I said, so far, that sounds good.”
The president then revealed that the current tariff strategy has already brought in more than $88 billion in additional revenue, which drew a loud round of applause and cheers from attendees. “I thought I’d tell these little stories. Go off script and tell these little stories, Scott, right?” Trump added while turning to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “Because it does make it a little more interesting.”
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