Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) on Monday warned President Donald Trump against seeking to send billions of dollars in dividends from tariffs to voters, suggesting the funds should instead go toward paying off the mounting national debt.

“Look, we can’t afford it,” Johnson told Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo. “I wish we were in a position to return the American public their money, but we’re not.”

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“We’ll have at least a $2 trillion deficit this year,” Johnson said, echoing criticism of

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