An aerial view of shipping containers at the Port of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 7, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images New York —

President Donald Trump has promised to deliver $2,000 tariff rebate checks next year, raising hopes of a lifeline for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet .

“We’ve taken in hundreds of billions of dollars in tariff money. We’re going to be issuing dividends…probably the middle of next year, a little bit later than that, of thousands of dollars for individuals of moderate income, middle income,” Trump said Monday.

Although Trump has suggested these checks are essentially a done deal, the reality is there are major, perhaps insurmountable, obstacles standing in the way .

Experts tell CNN it is improbable the federal

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