Trump says tariffs are going to be enough to pay down national debt. It likely won’t even touch the sides

fortune.com/2025/08/17/trump-tariffs-pay-national-debt-interest

President Trump says his tariff revenues will both pay down America’s $37 trillion debt and possibly fund a public “dividend,” but Treasury data shows they fall short of even covering monthly interest costs. In exclusive interviews with Fortune, Wharton’s Professor Joao Gomes and AEI’s…

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