Commerce Secretary Expects Supreme Court to Keep Tariffs, Opening Door to $2,000 Dividend Payments

Trump floated the idea earlier this month after Republicans suffered election defeats.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testifies before a House Appropriations Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Commerce, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 5, 2025. Leah Millis/Reuters

Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he expects the Supreme Court to side with the Trump administration on its tariffs, which he said would open the door to $2,000 dividend payments to Americans.

Tariff-derived dividends to low- and middle-income Americans were floated by President Donald Trump earlier this month, although White House officials have said that the payments would need an act of Congress first.