Trump says most Americans will receive a tariff dividend of 'at least' $..

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Americans will receive a $2,000 tariff dividend.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that the payment would be for everyone except "high-income earners."

The president also called critics of the tariffs "fools" and said that the US is earning "trillions of dollars."

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that most Americans will receive a dividend of "at least" $2,000 from US tariff revenue.

In a post on Truth Social, he wrote: "We are earning trillions of dollars and will soon begin paying down our massive debt of $37 trillion."

"A dividend of at least $2,000 per person will be given to everyone (except high-income earners!)."

The Supreme Court is currently reviewing the legality of Trump's sweeping tariffs, which he justified under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Lower courts had already determined that many of the tariffs were illegal.

The president floated the idea of ​​a $1,000 to $2,000 "distribution to the people" in an interview with One America News Network in October, touting tariff revenues he estimated would generate over $1 trillion annually.

The Treasury Department said in a September statement that it collected $195 billion from customs duties in fiscal year 2025.

Amid rising cost-of-living pressures and the ongoing government shutdown, the idea of ​​dividend payments could be particularly welcome for consumers.

But any such plan would likely require congressional approval, and Trump has previously indicated that he would prefer to use tariff revenue to address the national debt.

On ABC's "This Week" Sunday morning, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant told host George Stephanopoulos that the administration's goal with the tariffs is to "rebalance trade" rather than to obtain revenue.