While some supporters of President-elect Donald Trump expect additional stimulus checks as the new administration begins, the short answer is no. The HEROES Act, passed by Congress in March 2020, provided $1,200 payments to the vast majority of households.
However, Donald Trump delayed their distribution by insisting on his name appearing at the bottom of the actual stimulus checks, as if he had personally issued them.
What you need to know about stimulus checks under new Trump administration
Because this minor cosmetic adjustment worked, Trump was able to take credit for a bipartisan project during a time of severe economic concern.
President Joe Biden discussed the efficacy of Trump’s decision to sign the stimulus checks in December 2024, calling his failure to do so a mistake. With Republicans controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress, they will have more power over the country’s economic policy.
Stimulus checks are unlikely to be on the agenda this time unless the GOP sees political benefits in distributing funds directly to the people in the event of a severe economic crisis. The extension of the 2017 tax cuts, which were set to expire at the end of the year, is one of the president-elect’s many priorities for a measure that congressional Republicans are working on.
As the virus spread throughout the United States and millions of people lost their jobs, the Republican Party realized that an economic disaster could jeopardize their chances of reelection later that year.
In contrast to the early years of the Obama administration following the Great Recession, Republicans recognized the importance of delivering help to people’s homes to prevent accountability for financial hardship.
After assuming office, President Biden issued additional stimulus checks, prompting Republicans to shift their stance and blame the payments for causing inflation.

Nonetheless, the majority of accounts at the time blamed supply chain issues for inflation, causing production to be delayed, supply to be constrained, and prices to rise as certain items became scarcer.
The Federal Reserve Board (FED) noted that government stimulus measures increased consumer demand, leading to a faster GDP recovery and lower unemployment rates.
Furthermore, economic stress is affecting many homes, but the majority of it is structural. High prices in essential commodities and services are caused by market structure, not economic shocks. For example, the complexity of the market provides private enterprises with perverse incentives to drive up prices.
ices to maintain profit growth, which is why healthcare expenses have continued to climb, not because of an economic crisis.
When is Donald Trump scheduled to give his inaugural address?
The inauguration will take place in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for noon Eastern Time.
Due to expected low temperatures in the capital, the event will be held indoors. Both Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021 and Trump’s swearing-in in 2017 lasted nearly an hour, but there is no set time for the ceremony.
Carrie Underwood, along with the Armed Forces Chorus and the United States Naval Academy Glee Club, will perform “America the Beautiful” at the inauguration, attended by prominent political and corporate leaders.
Trump is set to deliver his inaugural address and take the presidential oath of office shortly before Underwood takes the stage.
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