Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday the president remains “committed” to making the plan happen, though she did not offer details on how it would work or who would qualify.

“The president made it clear he wants to make it happen,” Leavitt told reporters, per ABC News. “So his team of economic advisers are looking into it.”

Questions grow around how the payments would work
The confident tone from the White House follows a less certain statement by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who suggested the payments might not take the form of direct checks.

A tariff dividend may come “in lots of forms,” Bessent said on ABC News’ “This Week.” He added, “It could be just the tax decreases that we are seeing on the president’s agenda. No tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security, deductibility on auto loans. Those are substantial deductions that