It’s a familiar story, isn’t it? The so-called experts in their ivory towers look at a common-sense conservative policy and immediately predict the sky will fall. They use fancy charts and complicated words to explain why letting Americans keep more of their money or asking other countries to pay their fair share will lead to ruin.

For months, they shrieked that President Trump’s bold tariffs would spark a global trade war and cripple our economy. They warned that his moves to trim Washington’s bloated budget would be a disaster. According to them, America was on the fast track to a recession, all because of a president who dared to put our country first.

From The Post Millennial:

In June, the US government saw a surplus as tariff collections under Donald Trump’s presidency increased.

June saw a surplus of just over $27 billion, a difference from May, which saw a $316 billion deficit. The fiscal year-to-date deficit after June is $1.34 trillion, which is up five percent from 2024, however, when calendar adjustments are taken into consideration, the deficit has decreased slightly by one percent, per the National News Desk.

Leading to the surplus are tariff collections, which have reached $113 billion, up 86 percent from 2024, as well as customs duties, which brought in $27 billion in June. This is up from $23 billion seen in May, and up by 301 percent from June 2024. Per Investopedia, the spending decreased by $187 in June.

But a funny thing happened on the way to the apocalypse. The U.S. government just posted a stunning $27 billion surplus for the month of June. That’s right, a surplus. While the mainstream media was preparing obituaries for the American economy, President Trump was quietly balancing the nation’s checkbook for the first time in a June since his first term in 2017.

The Tariff Triumph

So, where did this unexpected windfall come from? It came from President Trump’s America First strategy. Revenue from customs duties—the fees other countries pay to sell their goods here—exploded. In June, collections shot up a jaw-dropping 301% compared to last year, bringing in $27 billion. That single-handedly covered the surplus. This isn’t a tax on you; it’s China, Mexico, and the EU finally paying their share.

At the same time, the Trump administration did something that’s almost unheard of in Washington: it spent less money. Government spending, or outlays, dropped by seven percent. Some critics will try to downplay the news with talk of “calendar adjustments,” but that’s just a smokescreen. The simple truth is that when you bring in more money and spend less, you end up with a surplus. It’s the kind of kitchen-table economics our leaders in D.C. forgot long ago.

A Question for Washington

This presents a wonderful new problem for the president to have. After decades of out-of-control spending and disastrous trade deals that bled our country dry, we finally have extra cash on hand. The usual Washington insiders and beltway bandits will want to use it to feed their pet projects or pour it into the black hole of the national debt. But that money doesn’t belong to them.

It belongs to you, the American people.

Instead of letting bureaucrats waste this surplus, why not give it back? President Trump should send every hardworking American family a “surplus check.” A direct rebate would honor the taxpayers who created this wealth and provide real relief to families feeling the pinch. After all, the experts were wrong, and the American people were right. It’s time to reward them for it.

Key Takeaways

• President Trump’s America First policies created a surprise multi-billion dollar government surplus.
• Soaring tariff revenue and spending cuts proved the so-called economic experts wrong.
• A government surplus is an over-taxation of the people, not a D.C. slush fund.
• The surplus money should be returned directly to American taxpayers through a “surplus check.”

Sources: The Post Millennial, Cryptopolitan