President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed that a \u201cdividend of at least $2000 a person\u201d will be paid to all Americans except for \u201chigh-income people,\u201d saying the country is now wealthy as a result of his tariff policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPeople 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\u2019s are Highest EVER,\u201d the president wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone,\u201d he added.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In an interview on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he had not spoken with Trump about the proposed dividend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Calling opponents to tariffs “fools,” Trump claimed “A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The $2,000 dividend could come in lots of forms, in lots of ways, George,” Bessent told anchor George Stephanopoulos. “You know, it could be just the tax decreases that we are seeing on the president’s agenda — you know, no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security, deductibility of auto loans.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n