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The Trump administration is exploring options for a proposed $2,000 stimulus check for Americans.

President Donald Trump suggested the payments would be funded by tariffs and exclude high-income individuals.

No formal proposal has been made, and Congress would need to approve any stimulus payment before they could be issued.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Nov. 12 that the Trump administration was "exploring all legal options" to issue $2,000 checks to Americans, although there have been no concrete details on how the payments would work.

"The president made it clear he wants to make it happen," Leavitt told reporters at the White House. "So his team of economic advisers are looking into it."

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