President Donald Trump on Sunday posted on Truth Social that tariffs on foreign goods will lead to “a dividend” of $2,000 per person, or perhaps even more.

“A dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone,” Trump said in a post that began: “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!”

For such a plan to take effect, congressional approval would likely be required. Earlier this year, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced a bill proposing $600 in tariff rebates for nearly all Americans and their dependent children.

Hawley said at the time that the legislation would “allow hard-working Americans to benefit from the wealth that Trump’s tariffs are returning to this country.”

When asked about Trump’s comments in an interv

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