Claim: On the eve of the latest round of U.S.-China trade talks, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the U.S. collects "over $100 Billion a year in Tariffs." The U.S. collected $41 billion in fiscal year 2018, and has collected $34.7 billion through the first six months of this fiscal year.
Fact-check: Trump on Tariff Revenue - FactCheck.org
Verdict: on the eve of the latest round of u.s.-china trade talks, president donald trump falsely claimed that the u.s. collects "over $100 billion a year in tariffs." the u.s. collected $41 billion in fiscal year 2018, and has collected $34.7 billion through the first six months of this fiscal year.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2019-05-08T21:21:54