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Let's talk about Trump saving 4 trillion dollars, kind of....

Belle of the Ranch

Belle of the Ranch

Society & Culture

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Let's talk about Trump saving 4 trillion dollars, kind of....

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0:00.0

Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's bell again.

0:05.0

So today, we're going to talk about Trump saving $4 trillion, kind of.

0:12.0

The Congressional Budget Office has released some numbers about Trump's terrorists,

0:17.0

and it's important to go over what they mean, not just in the economic sense,

0:22.9

but what they mean for you, because you probably want to get ready for it.

0:28.5

First, a question to start us off. So, I'm just wondering if you plan on covering Trump's

0:35.3

tariffs eliminating $4 trillion in debt by 2035. I know you don't covering Trump's tariffs eliminating $4 trillion in debt by 2035.

0:40.0

I know you don't believe Trump, but these numbers come from the Congressional Budget Office,

0:45.8

which is a source you cite. You didn't seem to think they'd work, but it sure looks like

0:51.3

they're going to bring in money. Have any thoughts on this? Sure.

0:57.2

First, debt and deficit aren't the same thing. The debt is the credit card balance. The deficit

1:04.4

is how much you're charging extra each year. The U.S. debt is expected to reach $53 trillion by 2035, not go down from its current level

1:15.9

of $37 trillion. Second, the CBO projection said tariff revenue would reduce the deficit by $3.3.3 trillion,

1:26.7

which is less than the projected $3.3 trillion, which is less than the projected 3.4 trillion increase from his

1:31.6

one big beautiful for billionaires budget. So, he's still in the red there. But you can give him

1:38.9

the $700 billion that could be saved by interest payments. That's why headlines say $4 trillion.

1:46.6

Now, I never said that tariffs won't raise revenue.

1:50.6

I said they can't raise revenue while bringing jobs back.

1:55.0

And also, you're going to pay for it.

1:58.0

Tariffs charge the importer for goods coming in. If production switched to the U.S.

2:03.3

to create jobs, it wouldn't generate revenue. The CBO projection is based on the idea that

2:10.6

jobs aren't coming back. If jobs come back, the revenue would fall. But let's just use your $4 trillion number for the next part.

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