Sending $2,000 tariff dividend payments to voters could further fuel inflation, economists caution, even if it offers households short-term relief from the cost of living.

Over the weekend, Trump said he wants to provide “a dividend of at least $2,000 a person” from his tariff agenda. The details of such a plan, and even if one is actually being devised, are still unclear, but sending payments directly to consumers could be inflationary.