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Ted Cruz: “To date, $133 billion have been collected during the Trump…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cruz Predicts 5–4 Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs

Published | Video Starts at 01:52

I'm going to predict what the Supreme Court is going to do. But first of all, let's talk about where we are. So, To date, $133 billion have been collected during the Trump administration [from tariffs]. This is through February of 2026. And the tariffs have been imposed using a statute called ia, which is the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Now, what does IIPA say? (01:52–02:01)

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Asserts that $133 billion has been collected from tariffs during the Trump administration.

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