HARD TRUTH: Trump's Tariffs Aren't Magic

10/11/2025 7 min
HARD TRUTH: Trump's Tariffs Aren't Magic

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LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured  We're fact-checking Trump’s claim that tariffs are “bringing in trillions” and somehow paying down the debt and funding $2,000 rebate checks. The math doesn’t work — and neither does the messaging.In this episode:The truth about Trump’s “tariff dividend” promiseWhy tariffs don’t actually pay down debtHow the Supreme Court could strike down tariff powersThe contradiction between Trump’s rhetoric and his own solicitor generalAnd why real conservatives should demand honest math, not magical thinkingYou can’t pay off $38 trillion with wishful economics. Tariffs aren’t magic — they’re taxes.