"People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!" Trump said on Truth Social on Nov. 9. "A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone."
His comments came after the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Trump's tariffs are legal and as he tried to reclaim success on the economy after Democrats won big in state and local elections on Nov. 4. It isn't the first time he's floated a direct check to Americans. He previously said he would consider giving some money cut from federal agencies under the work of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) back to the public. That never happened.
The president reiterated that there would be a "dividend" in Oval Office comments on Nov. 10.
“We’re going to issue a dividend to our middle income people and lower-income people of about $2,000 and we’re going to use the remaining tariffs to lower our debt, we’re going to be lowering our debt, which is a national security thing,” Trump said in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon.
[USA News, 6 hours ago]
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