President Donald Trump sparked new stimulus check conversations on Sunday, Nov. 9, when he posted on social media that a $2,000 dividend from tariffs would be sent to some Americans.
“We are taking in trillions of dollars and will soon begin paying down our enormous debt,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “A dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone.”
However, Trump’s post did not include details on who would receive the payments or a timeline for when they would be sent out.
Here’s everything to know about the suggested $2,000 stimulus check.
Is Trump issuing $2,000 stimulus checks in 2025?
Trump’s post on Truth Social indicated that a $2,000 dividend would be sent out. However, there were very few details included in post and he has yet to say more about the dividend.
In order for a stimulus payment to become a reality, Congress would have to approve the proposal. There have been no formal proposals or news from Congress on this topic.
Tariff stimulus check eligibility
Trump’s Truth Social post indicated the $2,000 per person checks would be sent to Americans “not including high income people!”
What is considered ‘high-income people’?
Trump provided no more information on what he meant by “high-income people.”
When are we getting the $2,000 stimulus check?
There was no timeline for payment provided in Trump’s posts on social media.
Since Congress would have to approve the payments before they could be sent out, it could take awhile before the money is in your hands.
This isn’t the 1st stimulus check Trump suggested in 2025
This is not the first suggestion of using funds generated by tariffs to send a stimulus payment to Americans. There was previous discussion of doing this in August 2025.
After Trump originally suggested this idea during the summer, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley proposed the American Worker Rebate Act of 2025, which would have provided a minimum of $600 per adult and dependent child, or $2,400 for a family of four, according to news officials in August. The bill was referred to a Senate committee, but there were no updates on it as of November.
Earlier in 2025, there was also talk of a DOGE dividend, which would be funded by money the department cut from other groups.
Though politicians and President Donald Trump himself talked about the idea, the stimulus checks were never formally approved by Congress. There has been no news about this proposal for months.
