Throughout the waning months of 2025, President Donald Trump has repeatedly asserted that most Americans in 2026 would be receiving $2,000 “tariff dividend checks” — that is, essentially, checks funded by revenues collected by Trump’s controversial tariff policies throughout 2025.
Despite the president’s confidence, his own cabinet has seemed reticent about the dividend checks, with WCNC reporting in November that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cautioned “we will see” regarding the checks, and that “We need legislation for that.”
