Will Americans really get $2,000 from Trump’s tariff ‘dividend’? Experts say don’t count on it.
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump promised Americans $2,000 each from the “trillions of dollars” in tariff revenue he said his administration has collected.
During his second term, Trump has imposed tariffs broadly on countries and on specific goods such as drugs, steel and cars.
“People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!,” Trump said in a Nov. 9 Truth Social post. “We are taking in Trillions of Dollars and will soon begin paying down our ENORMOUS DEBT, $37 Trillion. Record Investment in the USA, plants and factories going up all over the place. A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone.”
How seriously should people take his pledge? Experts urged caution.
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