"In under a minute, Trump claimed, first, that when it relied on tariffs for revenue, the United States (by which he means the government) had more wealth (by which he means revenue) than at any other time in its history. 'We had so much money,” he said, “all from tariffs; there was no income tax.’"
We had to tax income BECAUSE we didn’t have enough money.
Trump does not understand how things work.