Trump Repeats $5,000 Pledge for Adults if Republicans Win Congress
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump promised every American adult $5,000 if Republicans win control of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in the November 3, 2026, midterm elections.
- Trump contends that tariffs and economic success will fund the roughly $1 trillion proposal, though he has not provided a specific legislative plan or distribution mechanism.
- Recent polling shows 48 percent of registered voters favor the $5,000 payment, yet 61 percent of respondents doubt the President would actually deliver the checks.
- Trump warned that Democratic control would trigger an "economic depression like 1929," contrasting his dividend with claims that the opposition's policies would damage the economy.
- Critics remain skeptical because no legislation, eligibility rules, or distribution schedule exists for the proposal, and similar past initiatives like $2,000 rebates have not materialized.
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Donald Trump pledged $5,000 to every major citizen if the two chambers remain republican after the mid-term elections on 3 November. In his column, Pascal Riché, journalist at the "World", recalls that Silvio Berlusconi and Emmanuel Macron had also used financial bait during their campaign.
Most of the citizens who are entitled to the promised payment live in states where there is an intense electoral struggle.
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