Trump: Midterm Election Is Most Important 'in Our Lifetime'
Trump said the payments would be funded by tariff revenue and depend on Republicans winning both chambers of Congress.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump reiterated a campaign pledge to deliver $5,000 payments to Americans if Republicans win majorities in both chambers of Congress during the upcoming November 3, 2026 midterm elections.
- Trump argued that federal revenues from import tariffs would fund the payouts, claiming that only Republican leadership's "record-setting economic success" uniquely positions him to make this promise.
- In nearly half of states holding key Senate contests, the president has offered conditional promises, threatening to withhold disaster relief in North Carolina or military investments in Kentucky if Republicans lose.
- Appropriations by both the House and the Senate are required to authorize and fund such a proposal before it can be signed into law.
- Levitt noted the president's "refusing to pay up on actual legal obligations," while PolitiFact labeled 2025 the "Year of the Lies" based on widespread misinformation.
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Trump renews promise of $5K payout if GOP retains Congress in midterm eve speech at Lincoln Reflecting Pool
President Trump defended his record and attacked Democratic Senate candidates in Alaska and Michigan in his final speech appealing to voters ahead of the midterm elections.
President Trump Renews Promise of $5,000 Payments to Americans if Republicans Keep Control of Congress - Real News Now
President Trump renewed his promise to deliver $5,000 payments to American adults if Republicans retain control of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections, presenting the proposal as a way for families to benefit directly from the country’s economic growth. Speaking Monday near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., Trump highlighted his administration’s record on border security, energy production, employment and public safet…
US President Donald Trump has repeated his promise to give $5,000 to every adult in the US if the Republican Party wins the midterm elections. During a speech in Washington, D.C., Trump stated that the payment would be made in the event of a Republican victory, emphasizing that the money would have to be spent within the United States. "If we win the election, everyone will get $5,000. But you have to spend the money in the United States of Amer…
Trump Renews $5,000 Payout Pledge in Final Speech Before Midterms
by Rich Mitchell at CDN Speaking at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Trump again promised every adult $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress, days after a judge ordered a government ad touting the payment pulled. Click to read the rest HERE-> Trump Renews $5,000 Payout Pledge in Final Speech Before Midterms first posted at Conservative Daily News
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Yu-mi = As U.S. President Donald Trump put forward a pledge to pay a "dividend of $5,000 per adult" ahead of the midterm elections...
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