Fact-check · Oct 20, 2026
“We're taking in more money The the growth of the country is enormous. Which other countries don't have. We have great growth because of the $22,200,000,000,000 coming in.”
FALSESaid in 2 broadcasts
What the record shows
Federal government revenue was $4.9 trillion (FY 2024), $5.2 trillion (FY 2025), and $5.6 trillion (FY 2026), per CBO and Treasury data.
The $22.2 trillion figure is approximately 4x actual federal revenue. No standard federal revenue metric reaches this amount.
Sources
Every time it was said
2 times, Oct 20, 2026 to Oct 31, 2026 · 2 false · against Foreign direct investment into the US (annual rate) (FRED)
Foreign direct investment into the US (annual rate), as revised today● figure published the day it was saidFalse
Oct 20, 2026FALSE
Oct 31, 2026FALSEFigures published each day come from FRED archives (ALFRED), before later revisions.
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