UNITED STATES: Trump Pledges $5,000 Payment For Every Adult If Republicans Win Midterm Elections
U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to give every adult American citizen $5,000 if Republicans retain control of Congress in the November midterm elections.
Trump announced the proposed “Trump dividend” during a speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, where he urged voters to help his party secure victory at the polls.
The president provided few details about the proposed payment, saying it would be available only to U.S. citizens and would have to be spent within the United States.
Trump said the programme would be funded by what he described as America’s “tremendous economic success.”
He also compared the proposed payment to the $1,776 distributed to U.S. military personnel in 2025. However, that payment was connected to a military housing stipend that had already been approved by Congress rather than a new programme created by Trump.
With an estimated 240 million adult U.S. citizens, a $5,000 payment to each would cost the government roughly $1.2 trillion.
The proposal has already triggered questions about how such a massive payout would be financed.
Republican Congressman Chip Roy of Texas questioned the plan, pointing to its potential cost of more than $1 trillion.
A Republican operative also expressed skepticism, suggesting the proposal could be aimed at influencing the political mood ahead of the midterm elections.