We didn’t borrow money last month for the first time in 9+ years!
CNBC: "We are collecting A LOT of revenue" from tariffs — and we're expecting another big increase for June.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 30, 2025
"That is money coming in to U.S. coffers … It's increasingly a lot, especially since we haven't seen it in terms of the consumer paying off higher inflation." pic.twitter.com/0vlbF9vJTI
Attention patriots—President Trump’s tariff juggernaut is raking in the dough, and the June 2025 numbers prove America First isn’t just a slogan; it’s a cash machine. The U.S. Treasury hauled in a record-smashing $26.6 billion in net tariff revenue for June alone, pushing the federal budget into a $27 billion surplus for the month. This isn’t pocket change—it’s a game-changer, and it’s got the globalist elites sweating. Let’s break down the facts and what this windfall means for our nation’s coffers.
By July 2025, Trump’s tariffs—slapped on everything from Chinese fentanyl to Canadian steel—had already brought in over $100 billion in customs revenue for the fiscal year, a 78% spike from the same period in 2024. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent projects a jaw-dropping $300 billion in total customs revenue for 2025, a figure that would’ve been laughed off as fantasy a year ago. June’s $26.6 billion net haul, up from $23 billion in May, reflects the muscle of Trump’s trade policies: a 10% baseline tariff on all imports, 50% on steel and aluminum, 25% on cars, and a whopping 145% on select Chinese goods. These levies, many enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) on April 2, dubbed “Liberation Day,” are hitting paydirt.
The budget impact is seismic.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates these tariffs could raise $2.8 trillion over 2026-2035 if they stay in place, potentially shaving $2.8 trillion off the federal debt. June’s surplus flipped a $316 billion deficit from May, showing tariffs are more than just a trade tool—they’re a fiscal lifeline. Unlike the Biden era’s borrow-and-spend madness, Trump’s tariffs are pumping revenue into the Treasury without raising income taxes on hardworking Americans. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget pegs the 2025 tariffs at generating $150-$300 billion for the year, depending on whether they’re seen as temporary or permanent. Even accounting for a 25% offset from reduced income and payroll taxes, that’s real money to offset the $1.9 trillion borrowed from July 2024 to June 2025.
But it’s not all smooth sailing. The tariffs are a regressive tax, hitting lower-income households harder. The Budget Lab at Yale estimates a 1.8% price hike in 2025, costing the average household $2,400, with the poorest facing a $1,300 hit—3.3% of their income versus 1% for the top dogs. Clothing and textiles are getting hammered, with shoe prices up 39% and apparel 37% in the short run. Real GDP growth is projected to dip by 0.7 percentage points in 2025, with unemployment ticking up 0.4 points and 553,000 fewer jobs by year’s end. Canada’s economy is taking a 2.1% hit, and China’s down 0.2%, showing our neighbors feel the squeeze too.
The naysayers—think tank eggheads and Democrat whiners like Senator Tim Kaine—cry that tariffs jack up prices for groceries and clothes, sticking it to the little guy while funding tax cuts for the rich. They’re not wrong about the price hikes, but they miss the point. This revenue is a direct shot at reducing our $33 trillion debt, giving us breathing room to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act without bleeding the Treasury dry.
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump announces the US has already taken in $88 BILLION in tariffs, much more than expected
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 26, 2025
"I got a call from Congress: 'we're taking in much more money than we have scheduled.' I said 'so far, that sounds good!"
And the crowd started laughing 😂 pic.twitter.com/iAdHbnm1fW
Plus, tariffs force companies to bring jobs back to America, protecting our manufacturing base from China’s cheap labor and Canada’s freeloading trade deals.The legal fight’s heating up, though. The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Trump’s IEEPA tariffs unconstitutional on May 28, but a federal appeals court kept them in place pending a July 31 hearing. If the courts pull the plug, tariff revenue could drop to $40 billion for 2025, gutting the surplus. For now, the cash keeps flowing, and Trump’s betting it’ll fund his America First agenda—border security, childcare subsidies, and a manufacturing renaissance.
June’s tariff bonanza proves Trump’s trade war is more than bluster—it’s bankrolling our future. The globalists hate it, the markets are jittery, and the left’s screaming about inflation, but the numbers don’t lie. America’s taking back control, one tariff at a time, and the federal budget’s looking stronger for it. Let’s keep the pedal down and make sure our country stays first.