Sen. Ron Johnson on Monday pushed back against President Trump\u2019s proposal to issue $2,000 \u201ctariff dividend\u201d checks to Americans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, arguing the money should instead go toward reducing the federal deficit.<\/p>\n
Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, told Fox Business Network\u2019s \u201cMornings With Maria\u201d that he supports the concept in principle but believes restoring the nation\u2019s fiscal stability should take precedence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re $38 trillion in debt,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve averaged $1.89 trillion deficits over the last five years. In the next 10 years, the projection\u2019s about $26 trillion from accumulated deficits.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to address the deficit problem. We are on borrowed time here. So many people are whistling by the graveyard. If we\u2019re bringing in revenue through the tariffs, that oughta be applied to reduce the deficit,\u201d the Wisconsin Republican added.<\/p>\n
Trump has repeatedly suggested issuing tariff-funded payments to the public. Earlier this month, he proposed $2,000 checks for Americans below a certain income threshold, which Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated would be about $100,000 a year for families, the New York Post reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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