Tariffs · Issue 3 of 12
$1,700 out of every family's pocket
Byron Donalds supports Trump’s illegal tariffs that cost the average family $1,700 extra for basics like groceries and insurance, and are now being refunded to multinational corporations making record profits instead of the everyday Floridians who paid the price at the checkout line every single week.
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The facts
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Byron Donalds supported President Trump’s decision to levy 25 percent tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods and a 10 percent tariff on Chinese exports. 1
The Joint Economic Committee Democrats found that American consumers paid more than $231 billion in total tariff costs between February 2025 and January 2026, an average of more than $1,700 per family. 2
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. 3
Several companies have received refunds on the tariffs from the federal government. Consumers cannot apply for refunds, only businesses, and most consumers, who paid higher prices from the tariffs, aren't seeing that money go back into their pockets. 4
Tell Byron Donalds: stop making Floridians pay more.
Sources
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- The Hill, Byron Donalds on Trump tariffs: risks worth it, Feb. 2, 2025
- Joint Economic Committee Democrats, American families have already paid more than $1,700 each in tariff costs, Feb. 20, 2026
- U.S. Supreme Court, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, 607 U.S. 229, 2026
- ABC News, Trump administration pays milestone $100 billion in tariff refunds, Aug. 5, 2026