President Donald Trump signaled on Wednesday that he would be open to a proposal mentioned by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk — a “dividend” paid directly to the taxpayers from the money saved by the Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project.

The conversation began with a proposal from Azoria Investment Firm CEO James Fishback, who floated the idea in an X post on Tuesday based on the plan for DOGE to target $2 trillion in total savings by July 2026.

Fishback suggested they take 2o% of that — $4 billion — and return it to the people via a “DOGE dividend” paid out to the approximately 79 million households who “will be net payers of federal income tax.”

Such a plan, Fishback said, “compensates American taxpayers for the egregious misuse and abuse of their hard-earned tax dollars that DOGE has uncovered” and “works to restore public trust between taxpayers and their government, making good on this social contract and increasing tax morale.”

Based on the sheer volume of waste DOGE is expected to uncover, Fishback argued it was the perfect time and opportunity for the federal government to “right the wrong” done to American taxpayers.

Musk responded to Fishback’s post, saying, “Will check with the President.”

When asked about the possibility that his administration could move forward with such a plan, Trump seemed more than amenable to the idea.

“I love it!” Trump said to reporters. “A 20% dividend, so to speak, for the money that we’re saving by going after the waste and fraud and abuse and all the other things that are happening. I think it’s a great idea.”

When asked how much money he thought DOGE could potentially save, he shrugged. “I don’t know, it could be a lot. It’s 20%, it would give back a lot of money to the taxpayer.”

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President Donald Trump signaled on Wednesday that he would be open to a proposal mentioned by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk — a “dividend” paid directly to the taxpayers from the money saved by the Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project.

The conversation began with a proposal from Azoria Investment Firm CEO James Fishback, who floated the idea in an X post on Tuesday based on the plan for DOGE to target $2 trillion in total savings by July 2026.

Fishback suggested they take 2o% of that — $4 billion — and return it to the people via a “DOGE dividend” paid out to the approximately 79 million households who “will be net payers of federal income tax.”

Such a plan, Fishback said, “compensates American taxpayers for the egregious misuse and abuse of their hard-earned tax dollars that DOGE has uncovered” and “works to restore public trust between taxpayers and their government, making good on this social contract and increasing tax morale.”

Based on the sheer volume of waste DOGE is expected to uncover, Fishback argued it was the perfect time and opportunity for the federal government to “right the wrong” done to American taxpayers.

Musk responded to Fishback’s post, saying, “Will check with the President.”

When asked about the possibility that his administration could move forward with such a plan, Trump seemed more than amenable to the idea.

“I love it!” Trump said to reporters. “A 20% dividend, so to speak, for the money that we’re saving by going after the waste and fraud and abuse and all the other things that are happening. I think it’s a great idea.”

When asked how much money he thought DOGE could potentially save, he shrugged. “I don’t know, it could be a lot. It’s 20%, it would give back a lot of money to the taxpayer.”

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