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Trump Refunds $100B Illegal Tariffs, Illinois Seeks $8.6B Aid

8/7/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration refunded roughly $100 billion of the $166 billion in illegal tariffs.
Apple got $2.2 billion, Amazon $600 million, and Walmart $2.4 billion in refunds.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker requested $1,700 per family—over $8.6 billion for the state—and urged passage of the stalled Tariff Relief for Consumers Act.
A Midwest report estimated tariffs added $2,200 per Illinois household, cut 7,500 jobs and lowered GDP by $5 billion.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration refunded roughly $100 billion of the $166 billion in illegal tariffs.
Apple got $2.2 billion, Amazon $600 million, and Walmart $2.4 billion in refunds.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker requested $1,700 per family—over $8.6 billion for the state—and urged passage of the stalled Tariff Relief for Consumers Act.
A Midwest report estimated tariffs added $2,200 per Illinois household, cut 7,500 jobs and lowered GDP by $5 billion.