US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump’s idea of giving a tariff “dividend” of around $2,000 to Americans may come through tax cuts passed in his signature economic policy bill earlier this year.

Bessent's statement on ABC's This Week was a response to Trump's social media post on Sunday, where he called out people who criticise tariffs and claimed “a dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high-income people!) will be paid to everyone.”

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What is Trump's tariff dividend?

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS! We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country In the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Pri

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