Trump makes bizarre claim that tariffs will help pay down the massive U.S. debt - The Washington Post: Analysis

However, the money raised from the tariffs does little to counterbalance all the money Trump has added to the debt. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/08/05/trump-makes-bizarre-claim-that-tariffs-will-help-pay-down-massive-us-debt/