US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss President Donald Trump’s push to expand his $1 trillion EU trade deal, boost US technology investment and challenge Europe’s heavy-handed regulations.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Monday that the Trump administration is confident it will win its trade case before the election Supreme Courtthat focuses on new tariffs that the White House says are necessary to defend American manufacturing against unfair foreign competition.
“We are going to win the case, that is quite clear,” he said, adding that he attended oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
TRUMP CALLS TARIFF Opponents ‘FOOLS’, PROMISES $2K DIVIDEND PAYMENTS FOR AMERICANS
President Donald Trump has previously said tariffs are part of his national security agenda. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via / Getty Images)
When asked what options the president has if the court rules against the government, Lutnick said: ‘President’ Donald Trump has “all kinds of policies and instruments” available, citing provisions in the US trade laws such as Articles 232, 301 and 338, which allow the government to impose tariffs or other restrictions in the name of national security or to combat unfair trade practices.
Speaking from Brussels, where he met with European lawmakers to discuss Trump’s trade policies, Lutnick said the administration views tariffs as a cornerstone of its economic agenda and a way to deliver tangible benefits to Americans.
“One of the ways to prove to the American people how high the tariffs are is to let them share in a portion of the annual revenue from these tariffs and that’s $2,000 per head for people who need the money,” Lutnick said.
TRUMP SAYS TARIFF REVENUES TO FUND $2K CHECKS FOR AMERICANS, AND REDUCE NATION’S $38B DEBT
Trump first floated the idea of a… Dividend of $2,000 of tariff revenues to low- and middle-income Americans on November 9. He has since suggested that any remaining funds generated by tariff collection could be used to help pay off the country’s staggering debt burden. Debt of $38 trillion.
Trump has also estimated that Americans could see these payments by mid-2026.
President Donald Trump has promised to provide $2,000 payments from tariff revenues to some Americans. (Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Since Trump announced his ‘Liberation Day’ rates in April, fare revenues rose sharply from $23.9 billion in May to $28 billion in June and $29 billion in July.
Total excise tax revenues reached $215.2 billion in the 2025 fiscal year ended Sept. 30, according to the Finance Department‘Customs and certain excise duties’ report.
So far in the 2026 fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, the U.S. has raised $40.4 billion, according to the latest figures released by the Treasury Department.
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Trade representative Jamieson Greer Concerns allayed Sunday are that issuing a one-time $2,000 payment to some Americans will fuel inflation.
“This is not some kind of ongoing new welfare program or something that would make the situation worse inflation,” Greer told “Fox & Friends Weekend.”
He added that while he expects American families will welcome the checks, he doesn’t see the payments changing the country’s overall macroeconomic picture.
