Tariff Tsunami: Trump’s $31B Power Play to Kill the IRS
Record-breaking customs revenue just handed Trump a nuke — and he’s aiming it straight at the income tax.
Good Morning, it’s Sunday, November 30th, 2025.
While you were digesting turkey, Trump was re-writing the tax code. October’s tariff haul just hit $31 billion — the highest in U.S. history — and now he’s floating a plan to scrap income taxes altogether. Yes, really.
Meanwhile, Democrats are melting down over a shooting they helped enable, Jeffries is blaming Trump (not the Afghan who pulled the trigger), and cartel terrorists just got a warning: your time is up.
Forward this to someone who still thinks tariffs don’t work.
Hit reply and tell us: Would you trade tariffs for no income tax?
Tariffs Bring in $31 Billion. Trump: “Time to Kill Income Tax.”
What You Need to Know:
• October brought in a record $31.4B in net customs duties — the highest in U.S. history.
• Annual haul? A jaw-dropping $320B, nearly double 2024’s total.
• Trump says it’s enough to start slashing — or eliminating — income tax.
Why It Matters:
Trump isn’t just rebuilding the tax code — he’s blowing it up with a wrecking ball.
Blue states’ tax machines are in full panic mode — they need income taxes to fund their broken budgets.
The media’s blackout on this story? Proof they know it could win Trump the working class forever.
The Real Story:
While Biden’s legacy was inflation and IRS expansion, Trump’s rewriting revenue from the top down — one tariff at a time. October’s $31.4 billion in net duties wasn’t a fluke. Year-to-date, Trump’s tariff machine has already brought in $320 billion, dwarfing the $171B collected over the same stretch in 2024.
Now, Trump’s raising the stakes:
“We’re taking in hundreds of billions of dollars like we’ve never done before,” he said during a Thanksgiving troop call.
“Over the next couple of years, I think we’ll substantially be cutting — and maybe cutting out — income tax.”
He even floated a national dividend, with any leftover revenue used to pay down the debt. Translation: Tariffs become your refund check, not your grocery price hike.
But not everyone’s celebrating. The Supreme Court is hearing challenges to Trump’s ability to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — a 1977 law that’s suddenly America’s fiscal backbone.
Trump isn’t backing down:
“Evil, American-hating Forces are fighting us at the United States Supreme Court,” he posted on Truth Social.
“Pray to God that our Nine Justices will show great wisdom.”
Most countries are now facing a 10% baseline tariff, with enemies and freeloaders like China, Brazil, and Canada paying far more.
What They Don’t Want You To See:
“The U.S. has collected $320 billion in customs and excise duties this year, compared with $171 billion over the same period in 2024.” – U.S. Treasury Monthly Report
Bottom Line:
Trump’s tariff play isn’t just working — it’s changing the way government funds itself. If he pulls this off, he won’t just shrink the IRS — he’ll bury it.
And the D.C. cartel knows it.
Blue Cities Don’t Want Saving — So Don’t
Trump may have the power to deploy the National Guard, but why play hero in cities that spit in his face? Portland, Chicago, Baltimore — these places aren’t crying for help. They’re proudly flying the flag of disorder, chaos, and anti-American ideology.
If voters keep electing mayors who defund the police, demonize ICE, and label federal help “fascist,” why should Trump bail them out? These cities are choosing anarchy at the ballot box — and they should live with the results.
“If residents wanted leaders who took crime seriously, they would vote for them.”
Takeaway: If voters keep choosing chaos, let them live in it.
Jeffries Blames Trump, Not the Afghan Who Pulled the Trigger
Two National Guard members were shot in D.C. by an Afghan national — and instead of addressing the foreign policy failure, Hakeem Jeffries went on MSNBC to blame Trump. Seriously.
Rather than condemn the shooter or demand answers on how an unvetted migrant got near U.S. troops, Jeffries pivoted to Medicaid, tax credits, and GOP “civil war” gossip. Not one word about immigration. Not one.
“He never acknowledged the reality that an Afghan national… shot two servicemembers in broad daylight.”
Takeaway: One soldier’s dead, another’s wounded — and Democrats are still more scared of border truth than bullets.
250 Foreign CDL Truckers Arrested in Nationwide ICE Raids
DHS warns cartels are exploiting commercial licenses to infiltrate U.S. highways. Read more
Pete Hegseth Declares: “We’ve Only Just Begun to Kill Narco-Terrorists”
Says U.S. cartel war has entered a new, offensive phase. Read more
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Blames Trump for Guard Shooting
Says Trump’s “militarization” caused the violence, not immigration failure. Read more
Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Guard Shooting Case
Florida AG Ashley Moody calls suspect a “monster” and vows full justice. Read more
Family of Injured Guardsman Begs for Prayer, Action
Congressman says he’s “hanging on” — and D.C. needs to wake up. Read more
DHS Dismantles Biden’s Haitian Migrant Pipeline
Migrants told to self-deport or face fast-track removal. Read more
USCIS Freezes All Asylum Approvals After Guard Shooting
DC attack triggers national security pause on asylum decisions. Read more
Toxic Empathy: How Feel-Good Politics Fuel National Decline
New analysis warns compassion-based policy is opening the floodgates. Read more
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When the Grid Blinked, the Banks Flinched
During November’s “routine” grid flicker, two major U.S. banks quietly shifted transactions onto backup rails. No alerts. No maintenance notice. Just a silent reroute — the kind that only happens when someone knows a shock is coming.
Utilities saw synchronized smart-meter spikes. Banks ran resilience drills. Both sectors moved in the same hour.
That’s not a glitch. That’s coordination.
Cyber instability is becoming the pretext for rolling out the new rails of digital money and identity — and November looked like the first live test.
If you want to see the operation behind the outage, not the headline, you belong inside The Ledger.
We started this newsletter to cut through the spin, kill the groupthink, and put power back in your hands. That mission’s never felt more urgent. The Left would rather protect criminals, defend open borders, and cry about tariffs — while Trump rewrites the revenue model of the entire federal government.
If you’re not stunned by today’s issue, read it again. We’re watching a sitting president dismantle the modern tax system — and the only thing Democrats can do is whine about Medicaid and MAGA hats.
They’re playing politics. He’s playing chess.
~ Scott 🇺🇸
P.S. Trump’s tariff-first, tax-last model isn’t just bold — it’s genius. It punishes foreign cheaters, rewards American producers, and gives working families a path out of IRS hell. But the real question is: Would you support a full pivot from income tax to tariffs and dividends?
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz is another POS, bought and paid for I’m sure
I thought tariffs were a great idea..bring manufacturing and JOBS back home