James Fishback, CEO of investment firm Azoria, first suggested the idea in a post on X and later told CNBC, “Americans sent their hard-earned tax dollars to Washington, D.C., and some of those tax dollars were wasted.” He said that money should be returned to taxpayers. But only some will qualify to receive the payment.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he would suspend the province's 25% tariff on U.S.-bound electricity after getting a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and hours after President Donald Trump threatened to double tariffs on Canada.