President Donald Trump said Monday that Americans could begin receiving $2,000 “tariff dividend” checks as early as the middle of 2026 — marking the clearest timeline yet for a proposal he has floated several times this year.
Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump framed the payments as direct relief for Americans feeling squeezed by rising prices, saying the plan would send “thousands of dollars” to working- and middle-class individuals. He emphasized that the payouts would come from tariff revenues collected under his trade policies.
