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Is Trump Giving Out $2,000 Stimulus Checks? His Latest Comments
Trump aims to fund $2,000 stimulus checks for middle- and lower-income Americans using tariff revenue, though critics question the plan's economic feasibility and congressional approval is pending.
- At a Dec. 2 Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump renewed his proposal to send $2,000 tariff-dividend checks funded by tariff revenues.
- The idea traces to prior proposals including Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley introducing the American Worker Rebate Act of 2025, while Trump floated a $5,000 DOGE dividend earlier this year.
- Official revenue figures indicate new tariffs have raised $120 billion so far, compared to the $195 billion reported as of Sept. 30, according to the CRFB.
- Congress must approve a tariff-dividend payment through legislation, with the White House saying payments would not arrive before the holidays this year but sometime in 2026.
- Policy experts note Trump said the $2,000 checks would exclude "high-income people," but broad $100,000 cutoff scenarios could cover 150M adults at about $300 billion, and Sen. Ron Johnson warned the country "can't afford" it.
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