Trump administration warns tariff refund process 'will take time'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Guardian

Sat 28 Feb 2026 00.56 EST
First published on Fri 27 Feb 2026 21.56 EST


The Trump administration said refunds of tariffs struck down by the US supreme court “will take time”, according to court documents filed by the Department of Justice.

Businesses including FedEx have lined up to demand reimbursement for US tariffs they have paid but that the court last week deemed were imposed illegally, prompting heavy criticism from Donald Trump.

The justice department did not say it plans to ask the supreme court to rehear the case, despite Trump’s comments earlier on Friday.

Claiming that refunds could ultimately cost hundreds of billions of dollars, the president wrote: “I am sure that the supreme court did not have this in mind!”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/27/trump-tariff-refunds

[Lovie777]

1. Better known as...................

-0- refund to the consumers.

[Irish_Dem]

2. He needs time to figure out how to steal all of it

[mahina]

7. Oh God in heaven, good one

I may have just woke up the neighbors with laughter. Physically needed that that.thank you.

[PatSeg]

3. Translation: When pigs fly

[Harker]

13. Yes, what they call "two weeks."

[PatSeg]

14. "We'll see what happens"

For some reason it is almost always in "two weeks". Same old playbook.

[Firestorm49]

4. Those receiving the first round of tariff refunds will get their money when their Trump phones arrive.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. And after the Muskrat DOGEshit checks are in the mail.

[mahina]

5. I needed that laughter, thank you

[Firestorm49]

8. My pleasure

[IronLionZion]

6. When Mexico pays for the wall

Tariffs lower prices. So I bet MAGA is excited to see what happens with oil prices with this Iran war.

[twodogsbarking]

9. Two weeks.

[Figarosmom]

10. They've already spent that money.... nt

[Javaman]

12. Which means our checks will arrive on the 12th of never. nt

[Rebl2]

15. He has

no intention of refunding that money. Foolish to think he will. It’s his money now.

[delisen]

16. Trump described the Tariff tax money as being on a shelf.

He urged some of his followers to look on the tariff shelf for how to pay for some things.

He may have thought of the tariff shelf as being in his bedroom or bathroom or any personal space where he stored stolen government documents.

Trump does not think of the tariff billions as being in the US Treasury.

I cheer on FEDEX and Governors Pritzker and Hochul in demanding refunds. We must demand what is ours

If we do not claw back what we paid, the billions in illegal taxes we paid will be used to destroy people, places, and things. People all over the world, places all over the world, and things like peace, security, and the rule of law.

[Bayard]

17. Tariff collection never went into the treasury

So, any refunds will come from U.S. taxpayers, and probably only go to a few large companies.

[delisen]

18. My understanding: tariffs money goes into US Treasury Fund

Tariff money becomes part of the general fund, is not earmarked, and an be spent for ant purpose allowed under rules for general fund spending.

If you have different information Please let me know.

Definitely refunds will cost us.but businesses do have the right to their refunds which have now been declared illegal..

I think one way t refund all of us affected is to shut down ICE and to repurpose that expense to paying us.refunds.

[patphil]

19. I'm guessing twelfth of never type of time.

Or perhaps February 30th.

[cstanleytech]

20. Only businesses that lost money should get anything.

If they raised prices and made a higher profit then they shouldn't get shit.