Trump's pitch to every American adult: Help the GOP win the midterms and you'll get a $5,000 'dividend'
Trump said recipients would have to spend the $5,000 "Trump dividend" in the US.
President Donald Trump announced a $5,000 "Trump dividend" for every adult US citizen, should Republicans secure control of both chambers of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections. At the 2026 Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, Trump urged supporters to consider the midterms as a pivotal presidential race, emphasizing that a Republican victory would come with financial rewards.
The proposed payments, dubbed the "Trump dividend," would mirror the practice of a successful company distributing cash to its shareholders, according to Trump. However, the details surrounding the funding mechanism for these payments remained unclear during the announcement.
If implemented, the dividend would amount to approximately $1.35 trillion, as estimated by Kent Smetters, a professor at the Wharton School and director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Smetters added that if the payments excluded high-income earners, the cost would decrease to around $1.15 trillion, assuming a household income threshold of $400,000. Vice President Kamala Harris' recent choice of JD Vance as a running mate fueled speculation about the eligibility criteria for the proposed payments.
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