Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that he will gratefully “remember” U.S. companies that do not seek refunds for the tariffs he unilaterally imposed, which the Supreme Court later ruled were illegal.
Trump’s comment on “Squawk Box” came a day after U.S. Customs and Border Protection opened a portal for importers to seek more than $160 billion in potential refunds for the so-called IEEPA tariffs.
He was asked about a number of large companies, among them Apple and Amazon, that have not filed requests for refunds for the tariffs they paid, potentially because they are worried about “offending” Trump.
But it’s free money and companies love them some free money
Yes it’s free money. And it’s free money they can get by sending an old white guy with a brief case of papers directly to the treasury rather than wasting time with an online website that is likely not going to work or will but be a rabbit hole of grinding beruracy