President Donald Trump of the United States said on Tuesday that the US is taking in $2 billion per day from tariffs.
Trump made this comment without providing details during an event at the White House.
DAILY POST reports that the president has imposed an array of tariffs on other countries since his second return to the White House on January 20.
“The Treasury Department's daily statement of deposits into and withdrawals from the its general account, the federal government's main operating account, shows Customs and Certain Excise Taxes deposits have on average totaled around $200 million a day so far this month,” he said.
According to him, for the entire month of February, the latest full month available, the Treasury netted about $7.25 billion in customs duties.
The president added that the monthly budget statement for March will be released on Thursday, which will show the latest monthly figures.
