Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that he will gratefully “remember” U.S. companies that do not seek refunds for the tariffs he unilaterally imposed, which the Supreme Court later ruled were illegal.
Trump’s comment on “Squawk Box” came a day after U.S. Customs and Border Protection opened a portal for importers to seek more than $160 billion in potential refunds for the so-called IEEPA tariffs.
He was asked about a number of large companies, among them Apple and Amazon, that have not filed requests for refunds for the tariffs they paid, potentially because they are worried about “offending” Trump.
he could refresh his memory of if he ate corn last week by checking his pants
When did McDonald’s start serving corn?
It is the second ingredient in most of their drinks
Nice
Well there’s a hollow threat.
Bet, somehow, doesn’t remember shit
🎶 I will remember you. Will you remember me? 🎶
With any luck American voters will also remember, since they are the ones who paid for the fucking things.
He? Remember? He probably has forgotten what he had for breakfast when he left the room.
Came here to say this. But then realised it wouldn’t matter because he would just lie about it if asked anyway 😂 “I had breakfast, it was the best breakfast. It broke records for how fast and everyone complimented me about it.”
No he won’t, he can’t even remember what he had for breakfast this morning.
That’d be easy to remember, it was a big Mac. Same as last night’s supper, second breakfast, dinner, the afternoon treat etc etc etc
big macs: boil 'em, mash 'em, put 'em in a big mac meal
What’s big Mac, precious? What’s big Mac?
Narcs are often compared to gollum.
Yet Sleepy Don still can’t remember.
That’s the point. His brain is so damaged that he can’t remember stuff he does every day.
The companies in question: Person llc, Woman Inc, Man Co, and Camera and TV inc.
I would immediately ask him what he had for breakfast yesterday if he said that to me.
Easy. Hamberders.
lol wp
This motherfucker can only remember what someone told him 3 seconds ago.
The tariffs WE PAID. Those fucking companies jacked up prices to cover them. Now our tax money is going to pay them again.
And then, they’re keeping those prices high.
Yeah, there’s no chance they now lower prices and collect less profit. That’s what we should remember…
Taxes this year were brutal. Fucking. Goddamn. Brutal.
Trump is suing our own government to steal these. He’s doing it right now. He’s a fucking traitor.
Corporate bailouts to the rescue…again.
WELFARE! SOCIALISM!
I think I’m with the companies here, which feels weird to say. The Trump admin imposed these ridiculous tariffs, which the companies had to pay. Makes no sense for them to lose money on the products they sell, so of course they raised prices, which we all said they would have to when the tariffs were imposed. Meanwhile, the administration pocketed the money. Then the tariffs were ruled to have been illegal.
So yes, I want the companies to go after the money that the administration illegally bilked them (and, indirectly, us) out of. I hope they figure out ways to pass the recovered money back to customers; Costco has said it will use the money to lower prices. But it’s actually more important to me that the administration not get away with the illegal tariffs.
Meanwhile, the administration pocketed the money.
I mean, sort of, but not really. The money went into the Federal budget, and even if some of it did get embezzled by Trump cronies, the money that comes back isn’t going to come back out of their pockets.
If the embezzlement happened, that’s a separate, additional crime on top of issuing the illegal tariffs themselves.
But it’s actually more important to me that the administration not get away with the illegal tariffs.
Then the only correct solution is prison (or worse) for the officials involved. Making the Federal government (i.e., we, the people) pay back the illegal tariffs does fuck-all to punish the corrupt officials responsible.
I’m not saying the illegal tariffs shouldn’t be refunded, I’m just saying it isn’t the punishment you’re looking for.
(Oh, by the way: the next step in your recap of the situation is going to be “the Federal government raises taxes to cover the ‘shortfall’ caused by refunding the illegal tariffs.” I haven’t heard anything about it yet, but you’ll see. We, the people will be left holding the bag again.)
I’m with you on prison.
I understand that our taxes will go up. This administration is screwing the vast majority of the American people. Only the wealthy are benefiting.
Product sells for $10. After tariffs of $2 it sells for $14.
You pay $2 tariff and $2 convenient price hike. Company makes $2 for hiking price more than value of tariff.
Company requests refund for $2, company made $4 total.
You paid $4 extra total, which the company made. It’s a completely standard transaction, money from your packet to company’s. And more tax money will be wasted for the costs of processing the refunds.
Company brings price down to $12, you’re still overpaying, and are you necessarily buying that product again?
I’m sure some companies did that, but do you have data suggesting that was a widespread practice? Because what I read was that lots and lots of companies tried to stock up on materials before the tariffs went into effect, so they wouldn’t have to raise prices, and then many just ate the extra cost for a while - hoping the tariffs would be short lived - because they knew they would lose customers, before ultimately raising prices to cover. Many companies did lose money on the deal, according to what was reported.
But I’ll read whatever you have from a reputable source.
Back in 2018, there was already evidence companies were using tariffs as cover to jack prices up beyond the tariff itself. An AEA study found washing machine prices went up almost 12%, and dryers went up about the same amount even though dryers were not tariffed. Once you include dryers and domestic brands too, prices rose by more than the tariff alone would explain.
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257%2Faer.20190611
And this is not just old news. In a 2025 New York Fed survey, about three quarters of firms said they passed tariff costs on to customers, and some said they also raised prices on goods that were not even tariffed. The Fed’s Beige Book flat out said some of the price hikes were not just from tariffs or higher costs, but from “opportunism.”
By 2026, the Fed was saying pass-through was basically complete. One Federal Reserve note found the tariffs put in place through November 2025 had raised core goods prices by 3.1% by February 2026. Another found both imported goods and domestic goods got more expensive after the 2025 tariff announcements.
And of course, once prices go up, companies are not eager to bring them back down. Reuters reported in February 2026 that businesses were unlikely to lower prices even after tariff relief, and were more likely to use that relief to offset other costs and chase refunds instead.
I know of some companies that didn’t raise prices or only raised them a small amount, but all the ones I heard of were mostly small companies making specialized products and depended on the loyalty of their customers.
No. They stocked up on the product BEFORE the tariff and then raised the prices to match the upcoming costs. Ask anyone in actual retail management (not middle managers but those that buy the products and set the prices).
Any company that sold their current stock at the old price was making a rookie mistake. That’s like resale 101. You can’t possibly sell products for less than what it costs to replace them. If they were doing that they don’t deserve to get any money back because they don’t understand how to use it.
If they’re able to have a lower price than their competitors, they can take so of the sales, unless they’re illegally price fixing, which some likely did.
You’re still saying a lot of things as absolute fact without any citation. Do you have a source for any of this?
Decades of sales experience. Retail management during COVID price hikes.
I saw this first hand. I don’t need to read reports because I lived it.
But sure. Show me all the great companies that tried to keep prices low, to what, be nice to the consumer?
That ain’t how things work.
Stop buying shit from these companies
The problem is it’s virtually all of them. I already avoid spending money wherever I can but I have to buy shit sometimes.
Its not easy, but something is better than nothing
No he won’t. Statements like this have all been bullshit and everyone in the business world knows it.
Just like he remembers the Afghans that helped fight with US soldiers now at risk of being deported to the Congo?
Or like how he forgot the name of the woman who gave him her Nobel peace prize the very next day.
More implicit mob boss threats from orange cosplay.
The opposite of a threat in this case, but yes, still corruption.
It’s not as much “remember” as if a company wants a favor from him, they can point out they didn’t seek tariff refunds and he MIGHT do it.
