Trump says he will 'remember' companies that don't seek tariff refunds

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will "remember" companies that do not seek refunds for payments they made on his tariffs that were deemed illegal by the Supreme Court, implying they would somehow benefit by abstaining from the U.S. government's new refund portal. A day after the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency began accepting electronic refund applications from importers, Trump told CNBC he was pleased to hear about media reports that Apple, Amazon and some other large companies have not yet sought refunds. "It's brilliant if they don't do that," Trump said in a phone conversation with CNBC anchors that was aired live. "If they don't do that, I'll remember them. I will tell you that, because I'm looking to make this country strong," the Republican president said. At issue is about $166 billion collected by the government from U.S. importers in tariffs that Trump had imposed last year under a 1977 law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act intended for use during times of national emergency. The Supreme Court struck down those tariffs in

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