President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his pledge to send every American a $2,000 “tariff dividend,” saying the payments will come from the billions raised through his sweeping import duties. The announcement came just days after the Supreme Court heard arguments over whether his trade policies are constitutional.
Trump made the declaration on Truth Social early Sunday morning, praising his economic record and mocking critics of his tariffs.
“People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS! We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country In the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Price. 401k’s are Highest EVER. 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.”
According to Fox Business, tariff revenues have surged since Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs in April, climbing from $23.9 billion in May to nearly $29 billion by July. Total duties reached $215.2 billion for fiscal year 2025, with another $35.9 billion collected so far in fiscal 2026. Trump claimed the tariffs are driving record manufacturing investment and helping the country begin paying down its debt, now estimated at more than $38 trillion.
The proposal arrives as the Supreme Court weighs whether Trump had the authority to impose broad tariffs under emergency powers. Axios reported that justices appeared skeptical, questioning whether tariffs intended to raise revenue could qualify as an emergency measure.
“They appeared concerned that tariffs effectively acted as a revenue-raising tax, as opposed to a mechanism to solve any emergency caused by a trade imbalance.”
If the Court rules against the administration, the government could be forced to refund over $100 billion to importers.
Still, Trump’s allies insist the tariffs are both legal and economically sound. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told ABC’s This Week that the U.S. expects to collect $500 billion or more annually, calling it a “dividend from American strength.”
For now, Trump’s $2,000 “tariff dividend” sits somewhere between a stimulus check and a tax credit, with the details still unclear. Whether the plan becomes a populist windfall or a legal casualty will depend on how the Supreme Court rules in the weeks ahead.
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