Trump Announces Plan To Create 'External Revenue Service' For Tariffs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : She added: "(Note: US Customs and Border Protection currently collects tariffs and duties as goods enter the USA)."
56% : Through soft and pathetically weak Trade agreements, the American Economy has delivered growth and prosperity to the World, while taxing ourselves," Trump said in a post to his Truth Social platform.
55% : The Washington Examiner's Tiana Lowe Doescher said in a post to X. "It's called US Customs & Border Protection, and it's the second single largest revenue raiser for the federal government -- we don't need to expand the federal govt any further!"Washington Post economic columnist Heather Long noted: "Trump wants to create an 'External Revenue Service' to collect tariffs, etc.
43% : "It is time for that to change," Trump added.
26% : Over the past couple of months since winning the 2024 presidential election, Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on other countries -- including Canada, Mexico, and China -- if they do not meet his demands on issues such as illegal immigration, stemming the flow of drugs into the U.S., and sticking with the U.S. dollar for trade.

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