Please stop talking about President Donald Trump’s long friendship with sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. Talk, instead, about the $2,000 check that he’s going to send you, just as soon as he can find his magic wand.

President Donald Trump floated a new idea on Nov. 9 to send a $2,000 “dividend” to most people. Trump said Nov. 17 that his administration is planning on distributing the dividend sometime in the middle of 2026.

While President Donald Trump recently announced plans to issue a $2,000 tariff dividend check starting mid-2026, that plan is still just that: a proposal that must pass through Congress first. Here's everything you need to know about the proposed $2,000 stimulus check.

President Trump said on Monday that his promised $2,000 tariff dividend checks are coming by mid-2026. The big picture: The checks — a tariff dividend paid to most Americans that comes as the White House deals with an affordability crisis — would likely require Congress to act,