The Trump administration is considering sending Americans $2,000 checks funded by tariff revenues, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested on Tuesday (November 18), while also encouraging recipients to save rather than spend the payments to avoid potential inflationary effects.

“Maybe we could persuade Americans to save that,” Bessent told Fox News, discussing President Trump’s proposal for a so-called “tariff dividend.”

Bessent explained, “One of the things that's going to happen next year is the start of ‘Trump accounts’ to save for kids.”

Dividend checks could begin in 2026

President Trump indicated that the $2,000 checks could start going out in mid-2026. “It will be next year. The tariffs allow us to give a dividend. We’re going to do a dividend and we’re also going to be reduc

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