When Did I Do That?' Trump Appears to Forget Promising Americans $2K Checks

"ROGERS: Well, I mean TRUMP: Yeah, I'm thinking well, I did $1,776 for the military. PAGER: When will those Americans get those checks? TRUMP: Well, I am going to the tariff money is so substantial that's coming in, that I'll be able to do $2,000 sometime, I would say toward the end of the year. Just in time for Christmas, Trump announced he was sending $1,766 warrior dividend checks to military personnel, claiming those funds were dividends from tariffs."

"Top economic adviser Kevin Hassett told CBS News' Margaret Brennan, I would expect in the new year the president will bring forth a proposal to Congress to make the $2,000 checks a reality. Hassett said the money could come from tariff revenue. But in the end, we get taxes, we get tariffs, we get revenue from lots of places, and then Congress decides how to spend those monies that's in appropriation. This would have to be money that's an appropriation. So, don't bank on it."

President Donald Trump failed to recall a prior promise to send Americans $2,000 rebate checks funded by tariff revenues when questioned. He referenced a $1,776 payment for military members and said tariff receipts are substantial enough to allow $2,000 checks toward the end of the year. The administration announced $1,766 "warrior dividend" checks that were described as tariff dividends but were actually paid from Congressionally allocated reconciliation funds intended to subsidize service members' housing allowances. Top economic adviser Kevin Hassett said a proposal to Congress and an appropriation would be required, cautioning that tariff revenue alone does not guarantee the payments.

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