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Fortune
Jason Ma

Trump promises a $2,000 tariff 'dividend' that Treasury secretary says could come via tax cuts already signed into law

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President Donald Trump again suggested using tariff revenue to provide Americans with a “dividend,” though Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it could come “in lots of forms.”

On Sunday, Trump posted on Truth Social that opponents of his tariffs are “fools,” adding that the government is taking in trillions of dollars that will go toward paying down U.S. debt.

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