U.S. President Donald Trump has called for the elimination of the federal income tax, suggesting a return to a tariff-based revenue system reminiscent of the U.S. economic model prior to 1913. The announcement came during a formal address at the Congressional Institute,

President Donald Trump pitched the idea of eliminating the federal income tax entirely to instead tariff and tax foreign nations "to enrich our citizens."

President Donald Trump is calling for the elimination of federal income tax, advocating for a shift to a tariff-based revenue system. He argues that this approach, which he says previously made the US “richer” and a more “powerful” economy,