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  "id": 6527604,
  "title": "Trump promises $5,000 dividend to every U.S. adult if GOP wins midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/trump-promises-5-000-dividend-to-every-u-s-adult-if-gop-wins-midterms",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-10T02:40:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/trump-promises-5000-dividend-to-every-us-adult-if-gop-wins-midterms-4894892"
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  "account": "U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to pay out a $5,000 dividend to every American adult in the event that the Republicans secure victory in the upcoming mid-term elections. Delivering a keynote address at a Republican convention in Dallas, Trump declared, \"If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them ... I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000.\" He emphasized that the stipulation for this payout would be its utilization within the United States. However, Trump did not elaborate on the specifics of this potential financial windfall.\n\nThe president has previously floated the idea of a dividend payout, citing the robust economic conditions during his second term. In the previous year, he suggested a $2,000 dividend derived from revenue generated by trade tariffs. Yet, the idea of a tariff dividend waned after the Supreme Court's decision to largely invalidate Trump's tariffs early in 2026. The current feasibility of implementing a dividend payout remains uncertain due to the deteriorating fiscal condition of the United States, the world’s largest economy.\n\nCriticisms of the proposed dividend payments hinge on the notion that they would likely be financed through additional debt rather than directly from the government's coffers. The Congressional Budget Office projects that the 2026 fiscal deficit will exceed $2.1 trillion. Furthermore, the Republican party is grappling with a challenging prospect for the midterm elections, as public discontent over Trump's ongoing conflict with Iran continues to mount. This conflict has contributed to a surge in gas prices in early September, exacerbated by renewed tensions between the United States and Iran.",
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        "title": "Trump pledges a $5,000 ‘dividend’ to all US adults if the GOP wins the midterms",
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        "title": "Trump says he will grant a $5,000 dividend to all Americans if Republicans win midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/trump-says-he-will-grant-a-5-000-dividend-to-all-americans-if",
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        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "FTSE 100 Live: Stocks to fall; Trump says Iran war ‘will end after midterms’",
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        "published": "2026-09-10T05:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Trump offers $5,000 dividend ahead of US midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/trump-offers-5-000-dividend-ahead-of-us-midterms",
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