Amid the current government shutdown, with today marking Day 40, President Donald Trump is doubling down on his proposal to pay Americans $2,000 tariff dividend checks to shrink the $38.12 trillion national debt, according to the U.S. Treasury.
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Donald Trump Proposes To Pay Americans $2,000 Tariff Dividend Checks To Shrink $38 Trillion National Debt
As we previously shared over the weekend, Trump took to his Truth Social platform and 1) told Republicans to terminate the filibuster in Congress, and 2) said he wanted to Make America Great Again by paying the people with proposed $2,000 tariff dividend checks to shrink the $38 trillion national debt.
On Saturday (November 8), Trump first wrote, “Make America Great Again!!!” He then wrote, “Terminate the filibuster!” His posts carried over into Sunday (November 9), as he wrote about the ongoing government shutdown. He fired off:
“Republicans Should Terminate the Filibuster (THE DEMS WILL DO IT THE FIRST CHANCE THEY GET!), End the Shutdown, Pass lots of Great “Things,” and Win the Midterms. SO EASY TO DO – Be the Smart Party, Not the Stupid Party!”
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Trump then shared his $2,000 dividend proposal to offer Americans and simultaneously help relieve the $38 trillion national debut. He simultaneously blasted Obamacare. He claimed it “sucks” and is the “worst healthcare for the highest price.” Trump then wrote, “Pay the people, not the insurance companies.” Then, he proposed:
“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. 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.”
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In a follow-up post, he added, “Without tariffs, we have none of the following (just posted). Truth!!!! President DJT.” He added, “Less crime, more Trump!” Then, he fired off:
“So, let’s get this straight??? The President of the United States is allowed (and fully approved by Congress!) to stop ALL TRADE with a Foreign Country (Which is far more onerous than a Tariff!), and LICENSE a Foreign Country, but is not allowed to put a simple Tariff on a Foreign Country, even for purposes of NATIONAL SECURITY. That is NOT what our great Founders had in mind! The whole thing is ridiculous! Other Countries can Tariff us, but we can’t Tariff them??? It is their DREAM!!! Businesses are pouring into the USA ONLY BECAUSE OF TARIFFS. HAS THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT NOT BEEN TOLD THIS??? WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON??? President DJT”
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Donald Trump Confirms Previous Proposal Of Paying ‘Middle And Lower-Income’ Americans $2,000 Tariff Dividend Checks
On Monday (November 10), Trump again addressed his proposal on Truth Social. He wrote:
“All money left over from the $2000 payments made to low and middle income USA Citizens, from the massive Tariff Income pouring into our Country from foreign countries, which will be substantial, will be used to SUBSTANTIALLY PAY DOWN NATIONAL DEBT. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT.”
In another post, he wrote:
“The ‘Pay Back’ Numbers being quoted by the Radical Left Lunatics, who would love to see us lose on Tariffs because of how bad it would be for our Country, are much higher than those being stated by our Fake Opposition – Opposition mainly from Foreign Countries that would do anything to be allowed to charge us Tariffs without retribution. The actual Number we would have to pay back in Tariff Revenue and Investments would be in excess of $2 Trillion Dollars, and that, in itself, would be a National Security catastrophe. Those opposed to us in the United States Supreme Court are giving low Numbers so that the Court will think it is easy to get out of this terrible situation that these Anarchists and Thugs have put us into!”
Elsewhere, during a press conference in the Oval Office, Trump again confirmed his proposal. He further broke down his idea about a nearly $2,000 check, funded by tariffs. He told reporters during a Q&A:
“We’re going to issue a dividend to our middle-income people and lower-income people ‒ about $2,000. And we’re going to use the remaining tariffs to lower our debt. We’re going to be lowering our debt, which is a national security thing. So, we’re doing a lot of good work.”
Trump also claimed that there have been some inaccurate reports about the number of investments the U.S. has received in investments from tariffs. He told reporters:
“The numbers were reported so incorrectly. The real numbers are trillions of dollars have been taken in or gotten in terms of investment, from the tariffs. And so, if that were ever reversed, that would be a disaster. Frankly, it would be a national security problem for our country. And nobody thinks it’s going to be reversed. I think we had a very good court case.
As you know, it’s before the Supreme Court right now. But if that were ever reversed, you know, people say, ‘Oh, it’s a billion dollars.’ Some people said, ‘Oh, it’s two billion.’ Well, then obviously, we can handle that very easily. But, this is trillions of dollars we’re talking about. In terms of the tariff income and all the investment income that’s come into our country. You know, we have more than, I would say right now, more than 18 trillion dollars. The biggest number ever is a tiny fraction of that for any country.”
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