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Trump Proposes $2,000 Tariff Payment for Americans

Nov 12, 2025 | 4:10 PM

Nov. 12, 2025 ~ Senior Vice President and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and Northwood University Dr. Timothy Nash gives his thoughts on Trump‘s proposed $2,000 tariff dividend checks and 50-year mortgages.

Nov 9, 2025; Landover, Maryland, USA; President Donald Trump gestures to fans while standing next to U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) after swearing in a new group of U.S. military recruits during halftime of the game between the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders as part of the NFL Salute to Service initiative at Northwest Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

DETROIT, MI ~ United States President Donald Trump has made tariffs a large part of his policy since he has been back in the Oval Office, and now he wants to reward Americans with a $2,000 dividend from the returns on the tariffs, according to his Truth Social post on Sunday. There are still ongoing discussions about who exactly will be compensated, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, but he speculated that it will be for families who make less than $100,000.

Senior Vice President and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and Northwood University Dr. Timothy Nash shared his ideas about the proposal on “Focus with Paul W. Smith.”

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