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The claim

President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.”

Rating

False

Reviewed by PolitiFact ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

PeakMetrics research summary

Based on related reporting.

Related reporting says tariff revenue had helped offset some of the deficit from the tax and spending bill passed earlier that year. This excerpt does not quantify the bill’s overall effect on the deficit. [S5][S5]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [original] PolitiFact original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

  2. [S5] Supreme Court Will Hear Trump Tariff Case. It Matters for the Economy.

    Additional research · Retrieved October 16, 2026