Blog de Dunlap: Said with a smirk

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Said with a smirk

Danielle,

Donald Trump illegally stole your money — and you are entitled to get it back.

The Supreme Court recently ruled that the chaotic tariffs he put in place last year — the tariffs that he dangled in front of other countries to make them bend the knee, made the prices of goods skyrocket, and enabled large corporations to increase prices for consumers to cover the costs — were illegal.

Yes: The Supreme Court actually stepped up and actually applied the law.

Now, that means we've got to work out a way to get the $160 billion in revenue that the federal government got from these tariffs back into the hands of the people it was taken from. As a reminder, families have paid more than $1,700 each on tariff costs. 90% of the costs of these tariffs were borne by American families and businesses.

But how did the Trump administration respond? Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is in charge of figuring this out, smirked when asked about what's going to happen to this money and said, "'I got a feeling the American people aren't going to see it."

What, does he think if the government can't keep this money that it should just go to a handful of giant corporations? This would give corporations two wins: First when they passed those tariff costs along to consumers, and then again through a refund back to the corporations.

I got a feeling the American people want their money back. And I'm going to bang every drum and shake every table I can find to ensure this money gets refunded to American families and small businesses — not giant corporations.

Add your name to keep up the pressure, Danielle: It's time for American families to get their money back from the government's illegal tariffs, and it's up to the Trump administration to make that happen.

ADD YOUR NAME

It's not that hard: When somebody takes money from you illegally, that's called stealing in the United States. The American people are entitled to the money that was stolen from them, plain and simple.

I'm going to keep up the fight on this.

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth