trump Promises $2,000 Payments, Raising Questions of Feasibility and Motive
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald trump announced Sunday he intends too โฃdistribute a $2,000 dividend to โคmost Americans, a promise โคthat promptly drew scrutiny โregarding its practicality and potential political motivations. The announcement, made on his โTruth Social network, comes asโค economicโ pressures โขpersist and followsโ a recent challenging period for โTrump, who โขreportedly attempted โขto deflectโ attention from a recent undisclosed “affair.”
Trump framedโฃ the potential โpayment as a fulfillment โขof past campaign promises and a rebuke to the Supreme Court, accusing it of hindering Americansโค fromโ receiving $2,000 payments โpreviously discussed. โHe stated โthe dividend would โขbe funded through the nation’s economic gains, โcitingโค “record stock prices” and increased โinvestment. “We are rakingโ in trillions of dollars โคand willโข soon start paying offโ ourโค HUGE $37 trillion debt,” Trumpโ wrote. He specified โthe payment would exclude “high-income earners!”
However, the announcement lacked specifics regarding funding mechanisms or implementation. โฃAny such โคplan would require approval fromโ the U.S. Congress, presenting โa โขsignificant hurdle.
The timing of the announcement has also raised eyebrows, coinciding with the election of socialist Zohran mamdani as โmayor of New York City. Trump criticized Mamdani’s โprogressive policies, including proposals for free public transportation and daycare, labeling them “communist.” Analysts suggest Trump’s move could be an attempt to divert attention โคfrom โMamdani’s victoryโข and energize his base.
The promise echoes aโ similar,โฃ unrealized proposal from Elon Muskโ earlier this year, when he โฃheaded DOGE โ(Department of โคGovernment โEfficiency), to redistribute $5,000 to โAmericans โคthrough budget cuts.
Scott Bessent, Secretary โof State for โthe budget, suggested theโ payments could โคbe achieved through โexisting tax cut โขproposals, including eliminating โฃtaxes onโ tips, making overtimeโ tax-free, โคand allowing deductibility ofโฃ automobile credits, โฃas reported by โ Les Echos.This statement appeared to be anโ attempt to downplay the scale of the new commitment.
Trump also usedโ the โannouncement to attack his critics, labelingโ those who oppose tariffs โคas “IDIOTS!” and touting the United States as “the richest and most respected country โin the world.”โ
It remains unclear how Trump intends to “pay” for the โคproposed dividend, and whether the announcement representsโ a serious policy โproposal or a strategic maneuverโ to shift the narrative.
