White House Economist Proposal Coming Soon on $2,000 Tariff Rebate Checks

A top White House economic official said that it appears more and more likely that the Trump administration will be sending out $2,000 tariff rebate checks and would be bringing a proposal to do so in 2026.
“In the summer, I wasn’t so sure that there was space for a check like that, but now I’m pretty sure that there is,” Kevin Hassett, the head of the National Economic Council, told CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday. He cited economic growth and a reduction in U.S. government debt as the reasons why he believes the rebate payments could be made next year….