Elizabeth Warren accuses Trump of ‘stealing’ from Americans with tariffs

Published February 21, 2026 7:53pm ET



Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said the federal government must refund the money the public lost from President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, arguing that it was “stolen” from American consumers. 

Warren’s remarks on CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins on Friday came after the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the president to impose his “Liberation Day” tariffs.

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