US EditionEverything We Know So Far About Trump’s Proposed $2,000 Tariff Dividend Checks
President Trump’s $2,000 tariff dividend stimulus remains unapproved by Congress amid concerns over cost and inflation, while the IRS warns of related scams.
- On Nov. 9, President Donald Trump proposed $2,000 tariff dividend checks, but U.S. Congress has not approved the plan or authorized new stimulus payments.
- Earlier this year, Trump unveiled April 2 tariffs including a 10% global tariff rate to raise import revenue for a proposed dividend funded by import tariffs.
- Fiscal analysts found costs between $279.8 billion and $606.8 billion, far exceeding tariff receipts estimated at $158.4 billion in 2025 and $207.5 billion next year.
- As of mid-November 2025, the Internal Revenue Service says no additional payments are scheduled and warns of scam texts, while a bill sits in a Senate committee with no updates amid skepticism.
- Economists warn the $2,000 tariff dividend could raise inflation, increase stagflation risk, challenge Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and widen the federal deficit.
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Senate Republican warns Trump is in no position to deliver tariff checks
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) on Monday warned President Donald Trump against seeking to send billions of dollars in dividends from tariffs to voters, suggesting the funds should instead go toward paying off the mounting national debt. “Look, we can’t afford it,” Johnson told Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo. “I wish we were in a position to return the American public their money, but we’re not.” “We’ll have at least a $2 trillion deficit this year,” Jo…
If you were given a $2,000 tariff ‘rebate check,’ what would you do with the money?
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has floated the idea of sending Americans “rebate checks” from the tariffs his administration has collected from US importers. Trump said this week that “a dividend of at least $2,000” will be “paid to everyone,” while also stating that it would exclude “high income people.” It remains to be seen whether the idea will even come to fruition: The Supreme Court is currently reviewing whether Tru…
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