Here’s how you can make yourself eligible after Donald Trump promised to give $2,000 to almost everyone in America.

This week, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce that every American will receive a “dividend” thanks to what he says is the nation’s newfound wealth from his tariff policies.

The president framed this payout as a direct result of the tariffs he has implemented, arguing that they have made the U.S. the “richest, most respected country in the world.”

“People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!” he wrote.

“With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Price. 401k’s are Highest EVER. We are taking in Trillions of Dollars and will soon begin paying down our ENORMOUS DEBT, $37 Trillion.

“Record Investment in the USA, plants and factories going up all over the place,” he added.

How to make yourself eligible

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that the proposed $2,000 payments may be limited to families earning under $100,000 a year.

“Well, there are a lot of options here that the president’s talking about a $2,000 rebate and those – that would be for families making less than, say, $100,000,” Bessent told Fox & Friends.

Although the income cap isn’t final, he confirmed the plan is still “being discussed.”

If the White House settles on that threshold, nearly 150 million Americans could become eligible—far more than previous Trump-backed stimulus programs, which capped eligibility at $75,000 for individuals and $150,000 for couples.

Erica York from the Tax Foundation estimates that using a $100,000 cap would raise the total cost of the program to around $300 billion.

Checks or something else entirely?

Bessent has also tried to temper expectations that the $2,000 would arrive as a direct check.

Speaking to ABC, he said the dividend “could come in lots of forms,” adding: “You know, it could be just the tax decreases that we are seeing on the president’s agenda – you know, no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security, deductibility of auto loans.”

Bessent said these tax benefits are already supporting Americans.

“What we did with the tax bill is financing the president’s no-tax-on-tips policy, overtime, Social Security relief, and the big refunds people will start seeing,” he explained.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt added on Wednesday that the president remains “committed” to delivering the $2,000 payments, even though the specifics are still unclear.

“The president made it clear he wants to make it happen,” Leavitt told reporters. “So his team of economic advisers are looking into it.”

How will they pay for it?

The biggest unanswered question is how the Trump administration plans to fund a program of this scale.

As of September 30, total U.S. tariff revenue stood at $195 billion—far short of what would be required to cover the promised payments.

The Treasury Department projects $3 trillion in tariff income over the next decade, and the administration could decide to draw from future revenue.

However, doing so would add to the already staggering national debt, which now exceeds $38 trillion.

More tariffs are also on the way. New measures include a 50% tax on imported cabinets and a potential 100% tax on branded pharmaceuticals.

Trump has defended the aggressive increases, insisting that tariffs are making the U.S. the “Richest, Most Respected Country In the World.”

Source: vt.go