Pager then followed up, asking: “When will those Americans get those checks?”
Trump replied: “Well, I am going to. The tariff money is so substantial. That’s coming in, that I’ll be able to do $2,000 sometime. I would say toward the end of the year.”
When asked whether Congressional approval would be required, the President answered: “No, I don’t believe we do. We have it coming in from other sources.”
Trump’s Earlier Social Media Promise
Trump had been far more definitive about the $2,000 payments back in November, when he posted a strongly worded message on Truth Social defending his tariff policy.
He wrote: “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS! We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country In the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Price. 401k’s are Highest EVER.
“We are taking in Trillions of Dollars and will soon begin paying down our ENORMOUS DEBT, $37 Trillion.”
The President went on to add: “Record Investment in the USA, plants and factories going up all over the place. A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone.”