Topline
President Donald Trump in a Sunday morning post on Truth Social promised to send “at least $2000” directly to Americans using tariff revenue, promising to reward taxpayers and pay off the U.S.’ national debt just as his tariff policy faces a challenge at the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court heard arguments last week challenging Trump’s controversial tariff policy.
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Key Facts
In a post on Truth Social, Trump lambasted opponents of his tariff policy as “FOOLS,” just days after both conservative and liberal justices on the Supreme Court scrutinized his administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose them.
The promised $2,000 would not be issued to “high income people,” Trump noted, but did not provide details on what income level would disqualify recipients.
Trump’s post also gave few details about when or how the rebates would be sent.
How Has Trump Used Tariffs?
Trump’s post on Sunday comes only days after the Supreme Court heard arguments for two cases challenging the legality of his method of broadly imposing tariffs. The president raised tariffs on key trade partners Canada, Mexico and China, then expanded this policy to nearly every foreign nation with his “Liberation Day” announcement in April. Although the administration backed off some of these steeper “reciprocal” tariffs, Trump has continued to issue new tariff rates for individual countries. Trump has used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose the sweeping tariffs, but both conservative and liberal justices on the high court appeared skeptical of the government’s arguments defending the policy. However, they also sharply questioned the arguments against the tariffs. In an interview with “60 Minutes” last week, Trump said it would be a “very sad day” if the Supreme Court overruled his tariff policy, telling CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell, “I think our country will be immeasurably hurt. I think our economy will go to hell.”