President Donald Trump has pledged to deliver $2,000 (£1,480) 'tariff dividend' checks to American households by mid-2026, but fresh analysis reveals a stark reality: nearly half of US families would be excluded outright, and the government simply cannot afford to pay those who qualify.
Speaking from the Oval Office in November, Trump declared: 'We've taken in hundreds of billions of dollars in tariff money. We're going to be issuing dividends...probably the middle of next year, a little bit later than that, of thousands of dollars for individuals of moderate income, middle income.'
