Moderate- to low-income Americans should expect to see $2,000 tariff dividend checks sometime after mid-2026, President Donald Trump announced at a press briefing on Nov. 17.
Trump narrowed the check arrival window after saying on Nov. 14 that the checks would reach taxpayers next year.
“We’re going to be issuing dividends later on, somewhere prior to, you know, probably the middle of next year, a little bit later than that,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
The money is earmarked for people in the low- and middle-income brackets, he added.
The president first announced his idea to distribute $2,000 to taxpayers on the lower end of the income spectrum on Nov. 10….
Trump Promises $2,000 Tariff Rebate Check to Low- and Middle-Income Taxpayers in 2026

