$2,000 Tariff Checks Would Go To ‘Working Families,’ Treasury Secretary Clarifies
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Scott Bessent also said any checks would require legislation.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is clarifying President Donald Trump’s promise to give Americans a check of at least $2,000 from U.S. tariff revenue — and it sounds like people shouldn’t get their hopes up.
After host Maria Bartiromo questioned him directly on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” over whether Trump will be “sending these direct payments of $2,000 or more” to Americans, Bessent said that the administration “will see” about the tariff dividends and noted that any checks would require legislation to materialize.
Bessent added that the “$2,000 refunds” Trump had announced “would be for working families” and that there would be an income limit for recipients.
In a Nov. 9 Truth Social post, Trump seemingly tried to drum up support for his highly criticized tariffs by claiming that $2,000 tariff checks were on the way.
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