Congress Demands Refund for Tariffs Paid to Trump’s Invisible PayPal
KEY POINTS
- •After the Supreme Court ruled against Trump’s 2025-26 tariffs, Democrats proposed a $1,700 refund per household in compensation.
- •Governors Kathy Hochul, Gavin Newsom, and JB Pritzker sent letters demanding immediate tariff refunds from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
- •The refund process is unclear and may take up to 18 months as lawsuits from companies like Costco and FedEx work through courts.
After the Supreme Court gave Trump’s 2025-26 tariffs the legal equivalent of a TOASTED sandwich—banned but confusingly still sizzly—Democrats want you to get back $1,700 each, roughly the price of a mid-tier gaming chair or one-and-a-half Supreme pizza combos. New York's Kathy Hochul kicked off the pity party with a sassy letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding refunds for New Yorkers, joined by Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker like it’s a harsh party favor nobody asked for. Elizabeth Warren channeled mass consumer pain with board game and stroller manufacturers sobbing in the background, while TD Securities warns you might get your checks sometime after Netflix cancels that 75th reboot. Meanwhile, corporate giants Costco and FedEx are already suing Trump’s admin to get their own Monopoly money back, just in case anyone thought that tariff cash was a lucrative Bingo pot. Justice Kavanaugh’s dissent clarified the government doesn’t know who to hand over the money to, which is peak bureaucratic dodgeball.
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Democrats want $1,700 tariff refunds but good luck—expect your money right after you get an email titled 'Your Upgrade to Patience Plus,' sneak peek included.
The government says refunds might take 18 months, aka the same time it takes to assemble IKEA furniture without instructions.
Trump’s tariffs got slapped illegal, but now lawyers and courts are playing hot potato with billions of dollars like it’s Survivor: Refund Island.
Source: Axios | Published: 2/27/2026 | Author: Jason Lalljee
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