Last Sunday, President Donald Trump teased in a post on Truth Social the idea of paying low- and middle-income Americans $2,000 from tariff revenue. On Wednesday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Trump and his team of economic advisers are seeing if it’s feasible, but there is no current timeline.
“People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!” Trump wrote. He then described how well he believes the American economy is doing — inflation is down, the stock market is doing well and the federal government is paying down its debt, he wrote. He concluded, “A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone.”
In the Oval Office the next day, he confirmed to the media that he really is considering sending $2,000 to low- and middle-

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