The US President, 79, was seemingly confused when he was asked about the $2,000 payments

Donald Trump is facing backlash after he seemingly forgot the promise he made of ‘$2,000 checks to Americans’.

The 79-year-old US President has been floating the idea of $2,000 tariff rebate checks for months now, outlining late last year that many Americans should get their money in mid-2026.

He claimed this whole concept is possible due to the revenue generated from his trade tariffs.

In simple terms, he made the bold claim that the US is making so much money from his sweeping tariffs that he could write Americans a cheque for $2,000 each; however, it doesn’t look like it’s happening any time soon.

During an interview with the New York Times in the Oval Office last week, White House correspondents Katie Rogers and Tyler Pager asked the Republican leader about the tariffs and his earlier pledges to send rebate checks to Americans.

Rogers asked: “You’ve promised $2,000 checks to Americans based off of your tariff revenues. When can they expect those?”

Trump has given a confusing update on his $2000 promise to Americans (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

However, Trump, seemingly baffled, responded with: “I did do that? When did I do that?”

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