Trump promises $5,000 dividend checks to US adults if Republicans win both House & Senate in midterms

During the inaugural Republican midterm election convention in Dallas on September 9, President Donald Trump pledged to provide every adult US citizen with a $5,000 dividend check should his party secure control of both the House and Senate. President Trump declared, "If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them... because of our tremendous strength and success economically, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000."

He emphasized that the dividend must be spent within the United States and not sent to other countries like Canada, China, or Germany. The scope of this proposal is uncertain, with an estimated 245 million adult American citizens potentially eligible, yet Trump clarified it would be for citizens within the US, excluding around 2 million expatriates residing abroad. The specifics of how the government would oversee the spending of these dividends remain unclear.