Where's the missing $17 trillion? Lawmaker says Trump must reveal what he's done with new investment bonanza he keeps bo

Source: The Independent

Where’s the missing $17 trillion? Lawmaker says Trump must reveal what he’s done with new investment bonanza he keeps boasting about

President has repeatedly claimed his global tariffs have caused companies to expand operations or move business to the U.S.

Josh Marcus
in San Francisco
Thursday 02 October 2025 23:13 BST

Democrats may investigate President Trump over his repeated claims that a $17 trillion flood of foreign and domestic investment has poured into the U.S. during his administration.

Trump has boasted that the supposed investment has been sparked by companies expanding operations or moving business to the U.S. after he imposed a raft of global tariffs.

“Donald Trump is living in a fantasy world,” Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said Thursday in an interview with MeidasTouch. “If there is $17 trillion somewhere, the government doesn’t know about it. None of our committees have access to it. Treasury has no idea what the hell he’s talking about. He’s either a liar, or he’s somehow stashed away money in some magical way, and there’s even more corruption happening.”

“If this keeps going, we’re going to have to investigate where the hell those $17 trillion are,” Garcia added.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-17-trillion-tariff-investment-investigation-b2838370.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/where-missing-17-trillion-lawmaker-221058469.html

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