
The U.S. Capitol building at sunset in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump said on Jan. 20 that he does not need Congress to issue $2,000 tariff rebate checks.
“I don’t think we would have to go to the Congress, but we’ll find out,” Trump told reporters one day before attending the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

