Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested on Nov. 18 that Americans could place into savings their $2,000 tariff-related payment proposed by President Donald Trump.
Asked during an interview by Fox News anchor Bret Baier about inflation concerns in relation to the $2,000 tariff dividends, Bessent said, “There are a lot of things that are gonna happen next year … and that could be one of them.”
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump floated the idea on social media that his administration could use some revenues generated by tariffs to send $2,000 payments to moderate- to low-income Americans. The president told reporters on Nov. 17 that those payments could be issued after the middle of 2026….