Trump addresses tariff-funded checks for Americans

The pledge to issue $2,000 payments to middle- and lower-income Americans was originally tied to revenue from Donald Trump’s tariffs.

While the exact timeline for the payouts remains unclear, Trump told reporters that the money coming in from tariffs would make the payments possible. “The tariff money is so substantial that’s coming in, that I’ll be able to do 2,000 sometime, I would say, toward the end of the year,” he said.

Still, doubts have been raised about whether there would be enough revenue to support the plan. As per the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, sending $2,000 checks to most Americans would cost approximately $600 billion, which exceeds the tariff revenue expected.