Trump promises $2,000 tariff dividend checks: How the rebate payments could work

Published November 11, 2025 1:05pm ET



President Donald Trump promised over the weekend that U.S. citizens would see tangible benefits from his sweeping tariffs. 

“A dividend of at least $2000 a person” from the tariffs will be paid to “everyone” except for those described as “high-income” people, according to the president. 

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