- the payment would go to all Americans except high-income earners
- Trump also used the post to defend his trade and tariff policies
- The president’s promise comes as millions of Americans face the impact of the prolonged shutdown
President Donald Trump has pledged to give most Americans a $2,000 “dividend” payment, even as the United States government shutdown entered its 40th day.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Trump made the announcement on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Sunday, claiming the payment would go to all Americans except high-income earners.
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He wrote, “A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone,” but did not specify when or how the payments would be made.
The president’s promise comes as millions of Americans face the impact of the prolonged shutdown, with many federal workers going without pay, air travel disrupted, and food aid programmes at risk.
Trump also used the post to defend his trade and tariff policies, boasting that the U.S. remained “the richest and most respected country in the world.”
Meanwhile, his remarks come days after the Supreme Court questioned his broad use of emergency powers to impose tariffs, a move critics say could deepen the ongoing economic uncertainty.
Analysts have, however, described Trump’s latest payment pledge as a campaign tactic with little clarity, noting that similar promises made during his previous campaigns were never fulfilled.
As the shutdown drags on and negotiations in the Senate stall, Trump’s latest statement has sparked fresh debate over his economic strategy and the political motives behind his “people’s dividend” proposal.
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