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President Trump told reporters this week that he is considering a tariff rebate check

"We have so much money coming in, we're thinking about a little rebate. But the big thing we want to do is pay down debt," he said.

The comment came one week before his deadline for other countries to make a deal with the U.S. before steep tariffs would kick in.

President Donald Trump told reporters this week that he is considering a tariff rebate check.

Tariff rebate checks

The backstory:

Trump made the remarks Friday morning, when he was speaking with reporters outside the White House before departing for Scotland.

Several asked him questions about the upcoming Aug. 1 deadline for taxes to be imposed on dozens of countries if they haven’t reached a deal with the president.

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