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President Trump is keeping his promise to hand out stimulus checks to Americans taxpayers. Trump confirmed the government has a surplus of $25 billion – thanks to drug tariffs. And dividend checks will begin going out on August 1st.

“Payments start on August 1st,” the president told a reporter earlier this month. “The only thing that’s really sacred about August 1st is that’s when payments start. So they have to start paying billions of dollars to you and people,” Trump added.

Trump asked the reporter, “Are you a citizen of the country?” The reporter answered, “Yes, sir.” Trump replied, “Alright, you’ll be very happy ’cause you’re gonna be getting a lot of money!”

Trump went on to say the government has a “budget surplus of $25 billion. Everyone said how does that happen? It hasn’t happened in many years. It happened because of good management and tariffs.”

According to reports, the amount of the checks could range from $1,390 to $2,000.

“To receive this payment, you had to file your 2021 taxes by April 15, 2025.

“As of publication, that is the only verified 2025 stimulus check, despite rumors circulating online that President Donald Trump and the rest of his administration would be issuing a $2,000 payment to Americans at some point later this year, a claim that neither Congress nor the IRS has confirmed.” (Source)