Trump doubles down on $2K tariff checks — even as Bessent seems to throw cold water on idea

President Trump renewed his pitch to send $2,000 tariff rebate checks to American citizens – even as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent seemingly threw cold water on the idea.

In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump said the funds raised from tariffs will be used to send a $2,000 “dividend” to Americans, “not including high income people.”

But later in the day, during an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, Bessent tempered those claims – explaining that the “dividend” could come via the tax cuts from Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”

“I haven’t spoken to the president about this yet, but…the $2,000 dividend could come in lots of forms, in lots of ways, George,” Bessent said.

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