President Trump said Tuesday it would be “brilliant” if U.S. companies do not seek refunds from the tariffs he imposed that were deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
Trump, on a phone interview with CNBC, was asked about large companies like Apple and Amazon, which have not filed refund requests for the tariffs they paid and whether it was because the companies were worried about offending him.
“I think it’s brilliant if they don’t do that,” Trump said. “Actually, if they don’t do that, they’ve got to know me very well. I’m very honored by what you just said.”
“If they don’t do that, I’ll remember them,” he said.
His comments come after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) opened a portal, called CAPE, to process refunds for importers and brokers who paid tariffs.
