This isn’t the first time Trump has floated the idea of paying some kind of stimulus check or tax rebate to Americans.

Economists warn Americans against expecting the tariff revenue checks President Donald Trump is promising in the near future, if ever. Most of the reason is because direct payments would likely

President Trump's informal proposal to redirect tariff revenue into payouts for American taxpayers would provide short-term benefits but pave the way for numerous long-term problems.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump’s proposal to send $2,000 “dividend” payments from tariffs to US citizens would require congressional approval.

Earlier this month, Donald Trump announced that every US citizen in the low and middle income brackets will be given $2,000 each out of the billions of dollars the country has collected from imposing tariffs on almost all countries across the world.

Donald Trump's approval rating is declining as he faces the aftermath of the longest U.S. government shutdown, uncertainty around $2,000 stimulus checks, and renewed scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Facing growing public pessimism about his handling of the economy, US President Donald Trump says he wants to give most Americans a $2,000 (£1,500) payment. He calls the money a "subsidy", but in reality it would operate more like rebates for federal revenue generated by Trump's tariffs on foreign imports.