‘We’re the richest country in the World’: Trump promises $2,000 ‘dividend’ to Americans

Trump did not say when the payments would be made or define who would be considered “high income.”

The announcement came as the longest government shutdown in US history continued, forcing many Americans to rely on food banks. A day earlier, Trump had attended a lavish Mar-a-Lago dinner, featuring beef filet, truffle dauphinoise, pan-seared scallops, and a trio of desserts, including “Trump chocolate cake.”

Defending his tariff plan, Trump wrote: “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.”

He added that the United States was “taking in Trillions of Dollars” and would soon begin paying down its “ENORMOUS DEBT, $37 Trillion,” citing record investment and factory growth.

The Supreme Court last week heard arguments over Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs a move three lower courts had ruled illegal. Justices appeared sceptical of the administration’s stance.

Responding to that, Trump argued: “The President of the United States is allowed (and fully approved by Congress!) to stop ALL TRADE with a Foreign Country… but is not allowed to put a simple Tariff on a Foreign Country, even for purposes of NATIONAL SECURITY? That is NOT what our great Founders had in mind!”

He went on to claim that businesses were “pouring into the USA” because of tariffs, adding in all caps: “HAS THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT NOT BEEN TOLD THIS??? WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON???”

Trump has recently emphasised affordability as the holiday season nears, claiming that prices have dropped under his leadership. He said in one post that Walmart’s Thanksgiving dinner this year was “down 25 percent since under Sleepy/Crooked Joe Biden.”

The president’s latest comments come days after Democrats secured key election victories across the country.