Trump tells Fox Noticias there’s ‘real chance’ tariffs could replace income tax

President Donald Trump said in an interview that broadcast Fox News’ Rachel Campos-Duffy on Tuesday that there are “real chances” tariffs that could Replace income tax.

“There’s a real chance,” Trump said. “There is a chance that the money from the tariff can be so large that it would be replaced. You know, in the old days, around 1870 to 1913, the tariffs were the only form of money. And then our nation was relatively richest. We were the richest.”

A complete interview with Trump will broadcast on Tuesday afternoon at Fox Atticias at 16:00 et. During the interview, the President said that in 1880 the Committee had arisen to “get rid of money”.

“And the only purpose of this committee was how to put it off, to whom to give, what will we do? And then, great, in 1913, they went to the income tax system. Then around 1931 or 1932 they tried to return the tariff, but it was too late,” said President Campos-Duffy. “And they loved to blame the tariffs for great depression. But the great depression came before they put the tariffs.”

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The president was also asked how much money she earned from the tariff.

“Billions and billions of dollars and hundreds of billions of dollars over a year. Before I paused a little to get down a little, because, you know, it’s a transition. You have to be, you have to have some flexibility. But we earned two and three billion dollars a day.

The president also said During the interview that he is open to sending violent American criminals to El Salvador’s prisons.

“He made him a very safe place,” Trump said about President El Salvador Nayib Bukele, who he welcomed at the White House on Monday. “People go, and they feel very safe and safe. He also built one but also the other closes. Very big, and we use his system because we get rid of our criminals from the United States that Biden allowed to enter.”

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Asked by Duffy whether a prison could be used for “our own violent criminals,” Trump replied that it was possible, saying that it could be done for what he called “domestic” perpetrators.

Trump put on a 90-day break On the reciprocal, adapted tariffs, which he imposed on dozens of peoples on Wednesday, which was a sudden change after he said they would not be a break, just negotiations. At the same time, Trump’s administration increased Ante on his tariff on China to 125%.

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The administration, including Trump, immerses in negotiations with foreign nations to achieve contracts that are useful for the United States and lower the chronic trade deficit in the country, according to officials. Tariffs developed markets and triggled concerns Possible recession.

Fox News’ Emma Colton and David Rutz contributed to this report.