When Donald Trump finds himself in political trouble, such as after his party was defeated in a coast-to-coast election, one of his favorite tricks is to start promising money to the American people.
Trump spent the weekend in Florida at his golf club, and while he does nothing to resolve the government shutdown, Trump has been relentlessly posting on his social media account about his tariffs, which could potentially be overturned by the Supreme Court.
The president’s tariffs are very unpopular, which is why he recently tried to bribe the American people with the promise of a $2,000 tariff dividend.
Trump posted:
People who are against tariffs are FOOLS! We are now the richest and most respected country in the world, with almost zero inflation and record stock prices. 401k is the highest EVER. We are taking in billions of dollars and will soon start paying off our HUGE DEBT, $37 trillion. Record investment in the United States, factories and factories on the rise everywhere. A dividend of at least $2,000 per person (not including high-income earners!) will be paid to everyone.
Tariffs are taxes on the American people, so what Trump is promising is to give the American people back a small portion of their own money.
Tariffs are paid by the American people, so Trump’s plan is like someone stealing your wallet to pay you back the $20 they owe you.
The other problem with this plan is that his own administration rejected it and made it clear that no money would reach the American people.
When Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was asked about the dividend system, it became embarrassing for Trump.
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