Wilbur Ross was Trump’s first-term tariff hawk. Now he says refunds give importers ‘an extra profit’ and pay them ‘more than the money’ they laid out
- Posted on October 1, 2026
- By Fortune
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Wilbur Ross was Trump’s first-term tariff hawk. Now he says refunds give importers ‘an extra profit’ and pay them ‘more than the money’ they laid out
The former Commerce secretary says importers who passed tariff costs on to customers are now being paid back for money they didn't lose.
