President Donald Trump put a firm date on one of his most talked-about ideas this year: the so-called “tariff dividend” checks. Speaking from behind the Resolute Desk, he announced that Americans could start receiving $2,000 payments as early as mid-2026, calling the plan a direct way to ease financial pressure on working- and middle-class households. According to Trump, the checks would be funded entirely by the tariff revenue generated under his trade policies — money he says is already flowing into the Treasury. It was his clearest timeline yet, delivered with his usual certainty. But the moment the announcement hit...
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