President Trump previously suggested issuing "tariff dividend" checks. After the Supreme Court struck down his tariffs policy, that's unlikely, experts say.

Since his second term began in 2025, President Donald Trump has exhibited a pattern of pledging to address a problem by sending stimulus checks to all Americans. But as one analyst documented, he has yet to actually deliver on that promise.

A White House official said Trump is "committed" to following through on the dividend. But there's still no plan.

Here’s the latest on proposed 2026 stimulus checks, including tariff dividend plans, DOGE payments, military bonuses, and expired COVID relief credits.

Trump announced in November that “a dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone” using revenue collected from his sweeping tariffs. He later said that any leftover money would be used to “SUBSTANTIALLY” pay down the nation’s around $38 trillion national debt.

President Donald Trump challenged arguably the biggest obstacle to his proposal to send $2,000 stimulus checks to most Americans.

Trump has walked all over Congress but prior presidents of both parties have stretched the bounds of emergency powers.