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highplainsdem

(59,050 posts)
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 09:59 AM Nov 9

Trump promises $2,000 payments to most Americans during Sunday morning Truth Social posting spree

Source: Independent

President Donald Trump promised to pay almost all Americans $2,000 as he touts his tariff plan in a Truth Social posting spree.

As part of his multi-post rant touting tariffs, the president promised: “ A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone.”

It’s not immediately clear when that payment would come or who qualifies as “high income.” The president mentioned no other details about the payment.

-snip-

“People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS! We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country In the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Price. 401k’s are Highest EVER,” Trump wrote Sunday morning.

-snip-

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-dividend-payment-truth-social-b2861700.html

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Trump promises $2,000 payments to most Americans during Sunday morning Truth Social posting spree (Original Post) highplainsdem Nov 9 OP
Liar! Clouds Passing Nov 9 #1
Trying to buy friends DemMedic Nov 9 #2
Wouldn't need tariff refunds if there were no tariffs. Zero sum game. /nt bucolic_frolic Nov 9 #3
He will sign checks like Art Linkletter did with game of life money. GreenWave Nov 9 #4
If the Supreme Court rules the tariffs were illegal, gab13by13 Nov 9 #5
Yup. Spending it on ICE, destroying the White House, and murdering South American fishermen. nt SunSeeker Nov 9 #25
OR Katcat Nov 9 #47
He probably got a lot of tips about that from Putin. nt SunSeeker Nov 9 #50
He's trying to force the Supreme's hand C_U_L8R Nov 9 #6
Really ? Nigrum Cattus Nov 9 #7
Thanks. I was going to use a round number like 300M underpants Nov 9 #11
And $2,000 $167 a month. Not close to actual costs. Grins Nov 9 #22
That would cover 4 1/2 years of food stamps. Ontheroad Nov 9 #14
Total revenue from tariffs in FY 2025? $195 billion. Wiz Imp Nov 9 #18
As long as he can get 30% of the population sitting on the edge of seats and gibbering about their Trumpbates... Hugin Nov 9 #21
Watch for this "buy a vote" BS to ramp up as we inch closer to the mid-terms Bengus81 Nov 9 #8
Even if this happened, I think many would be karynnj Nov 9 #9
100% True. Wiz Imp Nov 9 #28
It can't happen. It's totally nuts on its face. paleotn Nov 9 #52
I followed the math and know it will not happen karynnj Nov 9 #58
Meanwhile....at Mar a Lago... underpants Nov 9 #10
Where is a guillotine when you need one Henry203 Nov 9 #35
I keep asking if France will lend us theirs. Irish_Dem Nov 9 #39
Somebody posted plans (blueprint) for one here a few days back. Are you handy? KPN Nov 9 #53
Of course, the entire menu at Mar-a-loco would generate snorts and loud scornful unsolicited comments... Hugin Nov 9 #36
The stupidity of this waste of O2 continues to amaze me, and those that buy his lies MarineCombatEngineer Nov 9 #12
It Won't Happen MissouriDem47 Nov 9 #13
I think it's possible that he may do it right before the 2026 midterms Polybius Nov 9 #24
Wow that sure made me forget about Epstein, how bout you? BOSSHOG Nov 9 #15
Yeah for about 5 seconds. mwmisses4289 Nov 9 #26
this government markie Nov 9 #16
Crumbs for the masses. Would that even buy a meal at the wannabe king's beach estate? Vinca Nov 9 #17
Hey traitor I have a small idea how about you resign first ....................better yet ...........why not just give turbinetree Nov 9 #19
$60,000 per month for each person in the country... Wiz Imp Nov 9 #33
I did my math as follows turbinetree Nov 10 #62
Boy that's some cloudcuckooland he's touting. ananda Nov 9 #20
LOL 😂 he scrambling folks, looking for a way out of the hole he's digging ashredux Nov 9 #23
Even if he plans to use "tariff" money, that's not his personal f*cking slush fund. YodaMom2 Nov 9 #27
We are no longer living on planet earth. It has been renamed PLANET TRUMP. twodogsbarking Nov 9 #29
And it'll happen in two weeks... mwmisses4289 Nov 9 #30
You first must sign an oath to his almighty. twodogsbarking Nov 9 #31
Probably implied on the endorsement line on the back durablend Nov 9 #61
Yeah cool story bro🙄 Javaman Nov 9 #32
30k Maninacan Nov 9 #34
You could get groceries for life. twodogsbarking Nov 9 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Irish_Dem Nov 9 #38
He is delusional. As is anyone who believes this bullshit Bristlecone Nov 9 #40
Play money. hay rick Nov 9 #41
The House would need to be open to pass such a bill. nt Gore1FL Nov 9 #42
He has no intention of following through. pandr32 Nov 9 #43
Trump: "I Promise" stollen Nov 9 #44
Just more drumpf bullshit JoseBalow Nov 9 #45
"With Almost No Inflation?" Latest is CPI is up 3.0% from a year ago, and running at a 3.6% average annualized rate progree Nov 9 #46
Almost ALL Americans? That don't math, Donnie... paleotn Nov 9 #48
Sure, Jan. Scrivener7 Nov 9 #49
Another one of his memory lapses. bluestarone Nov 9 #51
My God lonely bird Nov 9 #54
So he's going to drive an even bigger hole in the debt C_U_L8R Nov 9 #55
Apart from this initial reporting, not a single journalist will follow up on this insane claim Prairie Gates Nov 9 #56
Fuckiing idiot orangecrush Nov 9 #57
Taking that to the bank mahina Nov 9 #59
This scares me. bluestarone Nov 9 #60
A bit of financial advice: Don't spend that $2000 until you have it in hand. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 10 #63
2k + 5k in the last promise equals 7k RANDYWILDMAN Nov 10 #64

gab13by13

(30,693 posts)
5. If the Supreme Court rules the tariffs were illegal,
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:06 AM
Nov 9

and he must refund the money, he has an excuse for why the money is gone. I guarantee he stole most of the tariff money.

SunSeeker

(57,275 posts)
25. Yup. Spending it on ICE, destroying the White House, and murdering South American fishermen. nt
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:22 AM
Nov 9

C_U_L8R

(48,559 posts)
6. He's trying to force the Supreme's hand
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:08 AM
Nov 9

Daring them to take away $2000 from every family. It's a dumb bluff. No wonder this clown bankrupted casinos (among many other things).

Nigrum Cattus

(1,105 posts)
7. Really ?
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:10 AM
Nov 9

280,000,000 adults
presume 80% would qualify by income
that's 224,000,000 x $2,000 = $448,000,000,000
448 Billion
that ain't gunna happen

underpants

(193,924 posts)
11. Thanks. I was going to use a round number like 300M
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:24 AM
Nov 9

but I get what you chose.

Basically 1/2 a trillion dollars. Your right. No way.

Grins

(9,107 posts)
22. And $2,000 $167 a month. Not close to actual costs.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:17 AM
Nov 9

And what happens a year later? Another paltry $2,000? From Republicans?

Wiz Imp

(8,180 posts)
18. Total revenue from tariffs in FY 2025? $195 billion.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:06 AM
Nov 9

So he wants to pay out 2 1/2 times as much money as has been taken in. This is strictly trying to buy future votes, while exploding the debt even further.

Hugin

(37,144 posts)
21. As long as he can get 30% of the population sitting on the edge of seats and gibbering about their Trumpbates...
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:17 AM
Nov 9

(Or is that Trumpbait?) he doesn’t even have to cough up a penny (if the mint even made them anymore.)

Bengus81

(9,589 posts)
8. Watch for this "buy a vote" BS to ramp up as we inch closer to the mid-terms
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:13 AM
Nov 9

Like his concept of a plan for a new ACA this will NEVER happen either..........

karynnj

(60,684 posts)
9. Even if this happened, I think many would be
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:15 AM
Nov 9

better off with legislation that continued the Medicaid expansion and SNAP and other benefits.

Anyone who was on Medicaid and lost it through his bill, will need more than $2000 this year to be where they were at before he took office. For those on ACA, they will experience a big increase in costs due to the need to consider a larger amount of people without insurance at hospitals in their rates in conjunction with losing the extended subsidy that helped pay for it.

This is before considering the higher prices paid because of the taxes. Even with his attacks on the BLS, which always calculated government statistics, it is clear there IS inflation.

He should remember in 2024, saying that the government was succeeding in bringing down inflation, was not enough even as it was true. People saw that prices were higher than in 2020 during the worst of Covid.

Wiz Imp

(8,180 posts)
28. 100% True.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:25 AM
Nov 9

The average SNAP household received a monthly benefit of $332. That works out to $3984 per year.

The average annual increase in Health Insurance premiums for those who currently receive the subsidies is $1016. However for many, the increase would be significantly higher than that. For example:

A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 (401 percent of the poverty level) will see monthly marketplace premiums jump from $602 to $2,647 — an annual increase of roughly $24,500.


A typical family of four making $130,000 (404 percent of the poverty level) will see their monthly marketplace premium go from $921 to $1,992 — an annual increase of about $12,900.


a 60-year-old West Virginia couple making $85,000 will see annual premiums for a benchmark silver plan skyrocket from $7,225 to over $54,000.


?itok=z2y8H__m

See appendix tables 1 & 2 at the following link:
https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/health-insurance-premium-spikes-imminent-as-tax-credit-enhancements-set-to-expire

paleotn

(21,185 posts)
52. It can't happen. It's totally nuts on its face.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:53 PM
Nov 9

Simple math. Multiply 245 million Americans (340 million residents, less foreign nationals and "high income" people) X $2,000. That's hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars. Even if you assume it's $2K per household, that's still over a hundred BILLION dollars. The man is out of his fucking mind.

underpants

(193,924 posts)
10. Meanwhile....at Mar a Lago...
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:20 AM
Nov 9

The announcement comes days after Trump attended a lavish dinner party at Mar-a-Lago as the longest-ever government shutdown drags on. As many Americans turn to food banks during the shutdown, the event Trump attended featured a three-course menu of beef filet, truffle dauphinoise, pan-seared scallops and a trio of desserts, including “Trump chocolate cake.”

Hugin

(37,144 posts)
36. Of course, the entire menu at Mar-a-loco would generate snorts and loud scornful unsolicited comments...
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:46 AM
Nov 9

From everyday MAGAts, if they appeared in the shopping carts of SNAP recipients or Federal employees.

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,912 posts)
12. The stupidity of this waste of O2 continues to amaze me, and those that buy his lies
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:25 AM
Nov 9

are just as stupid.

Fuel prices in my area have increased by .46 cents in the last 6 days, grocery prices and medical costs are increasing by the day, if not by the hour, Americans are going hungry, starting to lose their homes, cars, etc.

This POS needs to be impeached in the House, which ain't going to happen because that worthless MAGAt pedophile protector, M. Johnson, is sucking Been A Dick Donalds dick and doing his bidding, and tried, convicted and removed from power in the Senate, but, again, that won't happen because the repigs have a spine of Jello and are afraid of getting on the wrong side of this man.

Polybius

(21,185 posts)
24. I think it's possible that he may do it right before the 2026 midterms
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:22 AM
Nov 9

Republicans might think it'll help them. It won't.

turbinetree

(26,771 posts)
19. Hey traitor I have a small idea how about you resign first ....................better yet ...........why not just give
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:07 AM
Nov 9

everyone $2000 a day 7 days a week or $60,000.00 a month per person you know 330 plus million people in the country. Which is about 19 billion a month..............how's about that nonsense that I just spewed since it's just like yours...........

Wiz Imp

(8,180 posts)
33. $60,000 per month for each person in the country...
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:31 AM
Nov 9

(which is actually around 340 million), would be $20 Trillion per month, not $19 billion.

turbinetree

(26,771 posts)
62. I did my math as follows
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 09:04 AM
Nov 10

2000 per day x 330 million people x 30 days = $19, 800, 000.00 billion per month...........my calculator does not go into trillions............fuzzy math........... and a to you thank you for the correction..............

ananda

(34,011 posts)
20. Boy that's some cloudcuckooland he's touting.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:10 AM
Nov 9

He must think most people live there and would
be conned into liking it.

Maybe a lot of them do, but that many? I don't
think so.

ashredux

(2,810 posts)
23. LOL 😂 he scrambling folks, looking for a way out of the hole he's digging
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:17 AM
Nov 9

He’s offering a bribe, and it’s damn cheap offer that… he needs to get to seven figures for he’s gonna get my attention.

It’s crazy. It’s just crazy.

YodaMom2

(137 posts)
27. Even if he plans to use "tariff" money, that's not his personal f*cking slush fund.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:24 AM
Nov 9

And it’s money the American people paid anyway (though he still insists other countries pay it…because he’s stupid).

But don’t discount the effect it would have if he was able to finagle some kind of payment to Americans. He’d insist that *his name* appear on the check, just as he did with that $200 check during his first term. This worked with a lot of people - I know of more than a few who actually voted for him in 2024 because he “gave them money”, and none those other politicians gave them anything. These folks truly believed he was giving them HIS OWN MONEY.

mwmisses4289

(2,786 posts)
30. And it'll happen in two weeks...
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:27 AM
Nov 9

No, two months...no, two years...okay, it's a concept of a plan that'll happen in two weeks!

Response to highplainsdem (Original post)

pandr32

(13,637 posts)
43. He has no intention of following through.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:05 PM
Nov 9

He is very unpopular and needs to feel special so he is gaslighting with a promised gift. My ex used to do this whenever he hit uncomfortable status. He promised the kids and I trips that never happened, but in that moment he felt like Santa. He coasted on the hope for a while, and so did we.
Donold needs some love and some more time to plunder our nation.

JoseBalow

(8,932 posts)
45. Just more drumpf bullshit
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:20 PM
Nov 9

If there was money he could give away, he'd look for a way to funnel it to himself. Is there anyone dumb enough to actually believe otherwise?

progree

(12,558 posts)
46. "With Almost No Inflation?" Latest is CPI is up 3.0% from a year ago, and running at a 3.6% average annualized rate
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:21 PM
Nov 9

in the last 3 months.

It's not comforting to me at all that the last 3 months have averaged 3.6% (annualized) for both the CPI and the core CPI. The 3 month average is my favorite gauge of RECENT inflation. The 1 month number can be dismissed as a "one off", while the 12 month average (year-over-year) has too much old data in it to be considered a good measure of RECENT inflation -- half the months are March 2025 or older, for example. Four of the months are Biden-era months.

Regular CPI


More graphs at: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3552722

News report from the source: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
CPI data series: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUSR0000SA0
CORE CPI data series: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUSR0000SA0L1E

paleotn

(21,185 posts)
48. Almost ALL Americans? That don't math, Donnie...
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:41 PM
Nov 9

340.1 million people in the US. Assume 10% are foreign nationals and ineligible. A very high figure, but go with it. That leaves 306 million US citizens. Assume 20% are "high earners" and ineligible. Probably a high figure as well. 245 million Americans are eligible X $2,000 each = ~ $490 BILLION DOLLARS! Crazy. By household perhaps? Assuming 3 persons per household average, that's ~$163 BILLION DOLLARS.

The man is fucking nuts. Lock his crazy ass up.

bluestarone

(20,796 posts)
51. Another one of his memory lapses.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:53 PM
Nov 9

That $2000 is going to the billionaires i'm sure. He just got confused again.

C_U_L8R

(48,559 posts)
55. So he's going to drive an even bigger hole in the debt
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 02:19 PM
Nov 9

Robbing Americans blind through tariffs and tossing out table scraps so every house gets a Trump-embossed pittance?
And he expects the country to be grateful? Fuck off, you crook. Just fuck off.

Prairie Gates

(6,846 posts)
56. Apart from this initial reporting, not a single journalist will follow up on this insane claim
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 02:34 PM
Nov 9

the substance of which will be forgotten in a week by all but the hardcore MAGAs, who will be absolutely sure that it happened.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,487 posts)
63. A bit of financial advice: Don't spend that $2000 until you have it in hand.
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 09:17 AM
Nov 10

This advice is worth every penny you paid for it!

RANDYWILDMAN

(3,115 posts)
64. 2k + 5k in the last promise equals 7k
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 11:01 AM
Nov 10

righteous bucks, but like Spicoli saving Brooke shields it was a dream !

Besides the 7k is only adding to the debt Trump has already added to by giving bigger than 7k tax breaks to people with seven figures in their net worth!

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