New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- US President Donald Trump has assured Americans that his proposed $2,000 tariff dividend checks are on the way, though no exact date has been set. He confirmed recently that the payments would not arrive in time for the Christmas season.

"It will be next year. The tariffs allow us to give a dividend. We're going to do a dividend and we're also going to be reducing debt," Trump said on Friday (November 14) aboard Air Force One en route to Mar-a-Lago.

The rollout of the tariff dividend checks faces uncertainty due to ongoing legal challenges. The Supreme Court recently delivered a tough oral argument on the administration's "reciprocal" tariffs.

When asked if the dividend checks would still be sent if the Supreme Co...