WASHINGTON — President Trump’s proposed $2,000 tariff dividend checks for American citizens are coming, he promised — but no date has been finalized yet.

The president gave an update on the timing of the potential payouts on Friday, saying they won’t come in time for the Christmas shopping season.

Instead, he said he’s planning to dole them out in 2026 as he grapples with a tough midterm election cycle.

“It will be next year. The tariffs allow us to give a dividend. We’re going to do a dividend and we’re also going to be reducing debt,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Mar-a-Lago.

Looming over the tariff dividends are concerns that the Supreme Court could strike down Trump’s “trafficking” and “reciprocal” tariffs following a tough oral argument for the adminis

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