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WATCH: Trump says tariffs could replace income tax

#Trump tariffs #Income tax replacement #State of the Union #Supreme Court ruling #Trade policy #2026 election

📌 Key Takeaways

  • Trump proposed tariffs could replace income tax in State of the Union address
  • Supreme Court struck down Trump's sweeping tariffs earlier in the week
  • Trump implemented 10% tariffs after announcing plans for 15% tariffs
  • 60% of Americans say the country is worse off compared to a year ago

📖 Full Retelling

President Donald Trump touted his revamped tariffs during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, proposing that import taxes could eventually replace the income tax system after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping tariff plan just days earlier. 'As time goes by, I believe the tariffs paid for by foreign countries will, like in the past, substantially replace the modern-day system of income tax, taking a great financial burden off the people that I love,' Trump declared during the primetime speech. The announcement comes after the Supreme Court delivered a major setback to Trump's agenda on Friday when it struck down his sweeping tariffs, prompting him to announce he would reimpose global tariffs at 15%, though they ultimately took effect at 10%. Trump's address marked 13 months of break-neck deregulation, a record number of executive actions, mass layoffs, and aggressive immigration tactics by his administration. Despite outlining his administration's accomplishments and making his case for keeping his party in power, Trump faced numerous challenges that threatened to overshadow his positive messages, including a partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security and ongoing questions about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

🏷️ Themes

Trade Policy, Tax Reform, Political Challenges

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State of the Union

State of the Union

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Commercial policy

Government's policy governing international trade

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Tariffs in the Trump administration

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🌐 Immigration 4 shared
🌐 Congress 4 shared
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By — PBS News Hour PBS News Hour Leave your feedback Share Copy URL Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Trump says tariffs could replace income tax Politics Feb 24, 2026 10:22 PM EST President Donald Trump touted his revamped tariffs during his State of the Union address Tuesday, saying he believes the import taxes could ultimately replace income tax. Watch the full clip in our video player above. "As time goes by, I believe the tariffs paid for by foreign countries will, like in the past, substantially replace the modern-day system of income tax, taking a great financial burden off the people that I love," Trump said. On Friday, the Supreme Court delivered a major setback to Trump's agenda when it struck down his sweeping tariffs. Trump announced later he would reimpose global tariffs at 15%, though they took effect Tuesday at 10%. Trump's address comes after 13 months of break-neck deregulation, a record number of executive actions, mass layoffs, aggressive immigration tactics and more. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Ahead of the speech, Trump was expected to outline his administration's accomplishments, make his case for keeping his party in power this November and celebrate the 250th anniversary of America's independence. At the same time, a number of pain points have threatened to overshadow Trump's positive messages during his primetime speech. In addition to the tariff ruling by the Supreme Court, a partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, brought on by Democratic opposition to Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement, seems to have no end in sight. And questions about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation continue to dog his administration. According to the latest PBS News/NPR/ Marist p...
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