India, Feb. 21 -- President Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared to give his verdict on the $2000 rebate checks after the Supreme Court ruled on 'Liberation Day' tariffs on Friday. Speaking during an interview, the official said that Americans 'won't see it', referring to the rebate payment.

"I got a feeling the American people won't see it," Bessent said.

The basic idea behind the payment was suggested by President Trump in January. "The tariff money is so substantial. That's coming in, that I'll be able to do $2,000 sometime. I would say toward the end of the year," he told The New York Times in an exclusive sit-down interview.

However, neither the White House nor the Congress ever got into specifics. The concept ...