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gab13by13

(31,778 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:06 AM 9 hrs ago

So Krasnov Says He's Keeping The Tariff Money

Do we how much tariff money was collected? We need someone to ask for a number, and not a response like eleventy billion.

Do we know where Krasnov put the tariff money? Is it in the treasury or is it in a bank in Qatar?

Will companies be afraid to ask for refunds?

Companies aren't being operated like a criminal organization, they keep accurate numbers, they know how much the tariffs cost them, I suppose they will eat it for dear leader.

Not even asking for my refund for paying more for products, the poor and middle class are on the depopulation list.

Where is the fucking money, I'm sure that Krasnov believes it's his to keep.

Can a country like Canada, send Krasnov a bill for the illegal prices they had to pay? I'm pretty sure their books aren't secret like ours are.

Congressional Democrats should be united in a message, WE WANT REFUNDS. Sue them, the Supreme Court just said the charges were illegal. Do not let this fade away, at least ask for numbers and where the money is, make them lie.

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So Krasnov Says He's Keeping The Tariff Money (Original Post) gab13by13 9 hrs ago OP
He'll use the money to build his monuments dalton99a 8 hrs ago #1
He's not going to build anything Bettie 8 hrs ago #2
You are 100% correct. That tariff money sails right through the Treasury Department chicoescuela 8 hrs ago #5
C'mon man Fiendish Thingy 8 hrs ago #3
Great idea!...Hang a sign around republicans necks... MiHale 8 hrs ago #4
C'mon man, gab13by13 7 hrs ago #9
You need to broaden your news sources and read beyond the headlines. Fiendish Thingy 6 hrs ago #10
The largest fine for 106 counts of money laundering to Russians. Blue Full Moon 7 hrs ago #6
'Epstein Nation' nt RandiFan1290 7 hrs ago #7
The Epstein Administration, gab13by13 7 hrs ago #8

dalton99a

(93,182 posts)
1. He'll use the money to build his monuments
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:24 AM
8 hrs ago

Should be enough to build several Trump pyramids along with smaller pyramids for the sex worker



Bettie

(19,513 posts)
2. He's not going to build anything
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:27 AM
8 hrs ago

he's just going to slap his name on a bunch of already-built stuff and steal as much as he can from the treasury.

The "tariff money" was probably already funneled to his and his allies bank accounts.

They are literally stealing everything.

chicoescuela

(2,883 posts)
5. You are 100% correct. That tariff money sails right through the Treasury Department
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:47 AM
8 hrs ago

and right into his pocket. That’s why he is so upset.
He is in a race with Elon to a trillion dollar wealth.
Same with the oil money from Venezuelan oil.
This ain’t rocket science

Fiendish Thingy

(22,623 posts)
3. C'mon man
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:32 AM
8 hrs ago

The tariffs were collected by US Customs and remitted to the treasury.

Trump isn’t keeping the money for himself, he, and Vought and Bessent know giving out refunds would be a clerical and financial nightmare that would balloon the deficit and intensify the humiliation of this administration.

SCOTUS was mute on the issue of refunds, so in typical Trumpian fashion he says “make me”.

He’s not keeping the tariff money because he considers the funds his own personal cash.

Now, Venezuelan oil money, on the other hand…

If Dems are smart, they will attack Republicans on the tariff refund issue relentlessly during the midterm campaign.

The big question is, should the refunds go to the importers who paid them at the point of delivery (most logical and feasible to calculate) or to the consumers who paid them in increased prices (most politically beneficial but nearly impossible to fairly calculate)?

MiHale

(12,837 posts)
4. Great idea!...Hang a sign around republicans necks...
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:42 AM
8 hrs ago

‘Where are the Tariff Refunds?’ Ask them as a seemingly offhand question “How do you think the Tariff Refunds will be handled?” Let them stutter and stammer…get video and audio sound bites…post incessantly to social media.
Then …”Oh, by the way..Epstein…”

gab13by13

(31,778 posts)
9. C'mon man,
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 12:09 PM
7 hrs ago

Companies exactly how much more they had to pay for products, don't make it seem like it's impossible to calculate refunds.

Why doesn't Canada submit a bill to Krasnov?

Why can he steal Venezuelan oil money but not steal tariff money?

Fiendish Thingy

(22,623 posts)
10. You need to broaden your news sources and read beyond the headlines.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 12:21 PM
6 hrs ago

I said refunding tariffs paid by importers would be the most feasible because the records exist, but issuing refunds to consumers would be nearly impossible to calculate correctly.

With the possible exception of private individuals sending packages to the US, Canada didn’t pay any tariffs- it was the importers who brought the products from Canada into the US who paid them at the point of entry to the US. Sector products like Lumber, steel, and auto parts aren’t covered by yesterday’s ruling in any case.

We know Trump is funneling Venezuelan oil funds to an account in Qatar that he controls, and we also know that tariffs are collected by US customs and remitted to the Treasury, which he does not control. He cannot order a disbursement to himself. Once funds are disbursed to an agency or department per congressional authorization, he has attempted to control whether or how they can be spent.

Blue Full Moon

(3,331 posts)
6. The largest fine for 106 counts of money laundering to Russians.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:28 AM
7 hrs ago

He thinks he deserves our money.

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