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riversedge

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Mon Jan 12, 2026, 11:23 AM Monday

Reporter: "You've promised $2,000 checks to Americans based off of your tariff revenues?" Trump: "I did do that? [View all]

I, for one, never thought anyone would see this happen.

This took place on the plane back from Florida Sunday Jan10:

Reporter: "You've promised $2,000 checks to Americans based off of your tariff revenues?"

Trump: "I did do that? When did I do that?"


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Yeah Donnie, you said that.
Fact-checking Trump's promise to give Americans $2000
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Nov 11, 2025 — Over the weekend, President Donald Trump promised Americans $2000 each from the "trillions of dollars" in tariff revenue he said his ...

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