President Donald Trump has proposed using tariff revenue to fund military pay, provide aid to farmers, and support food assistance programs. Democrats have warned the approach may exceed his constitutional spending powers, raising legal concerns. Despite the pushback, the administration has continued exploring options for implementing the plan.
Trump said, “We’re going to take some of that tariff money that we made, we’re going to give it to our farmers, who are, for a little while, going to be hurt until the tariffs kick in to their benefit.” He added, “So we’re going to make sure that our farmers are in great shape, because we’re taking in a lot of money.”
Bipartisan lawmakers have noted that tariff revenue must go to the Treasury and can only be spent with Congress’s approval. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer noted the executive branch cannot directly allocate these funds.
Sacramento Bee: Trump’s Tariff Proposal Suffers Blow from Congress
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