{"id":393285,"date":"2025-11-20T23:13:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/393285\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T23:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:13:23","slug":"trump-eyes-dividend-checks-in-mid-2026-as-deficit-impact-revised-lower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/393285\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump eyes ‘dividend’ checks in mid-2026 as deficit impact revised lower"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Trump has signed an order<\/a> reducing tariffs on goods, including beef, tomatoes, coffee, and bananas, to lower costs on some everyday goods as consumers grapple with price struggles.<\/p>\n

The push to reduce<\/a> food prices comes after electoral wins for Democrats across a number of key state and local races where candidates stressed affordability concerns. Trump has also in recent weeks floated the possibility of a tariff “dividend” for many Americans in the form of a $2,000 check. Trump said he was eyeing the rebate checks “probably in the middle of next year, a little bit later than that,” though officials have said Congress would need to approve them.<\/p>\n

Rebate checks could detract from Trump administration pledges to use much of revenue from tariffs toward reducing US deficits. The Congressional Budget Office revised<\/a> its estimate of tariffs’ impact on that front, saying it would shrink deficits by $3 trillion by 2035 instead of the $4 trillion it had projected in August.<\/p>\n

Trump recently acknowledged<\/a> that US consumers are “paying something” for his tariffs, the bulk of which face a looming verdict from the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

In a closely watched case, a majority of the justices \u2014 both the court’s three liberal-leaning justices, as well as three more conservative ones \u2014 offered skeptical questions regarding the president’s authority to impose his most sweeping duties. If the Supreme Court does not side with Trump, it’s widely expected that the administration will seek out alternative methods to carry out<\/a> the US trade agenda.<\/p>\n

Read more: What Trump’s tariffs mean for the economy and your wallet<\/a><\/p>\n