Despite claims by the Trump administration, a new study has found that Americans are absorbing about 96% of the costs of President Donald Trump's tariffs.
"Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of US tariffs, according to new research that contradicts a key claim by Trump ... The new research suggests the impact of tariffs is likely to show up over time in the form of higher US consumer prices ... " www.wsj.com/economy/trad ...
-- Rachel Maddow (@maddow.bsky.social) Jan 19, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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