Tariffs covering U.S. debt interest? Not even close-Xinhua

Tariffs covering U.S. debt interest? Not even close

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Editor: huaxia

2025-08-18 18:41:16

U.S. President Donald Trump says tariffs will both pay down America's 37-trillion-U.S. dollar debt and possibly fund a public "dividend." However, Treasury data show that the revenues fall short of even covering the monthly interest payments.


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