Trump pledges $5,000 per adult if Republicans win midterms

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6 min agoTrump said the $5,000 payment would cost over $1 trillion and immediately raised ethical concerns. He told voters to "pretend that I'm on the ballot" and claimed, without evidence, that Democrats are "radical."

1 h agoPresident Donald Trump promised $5,000 to every adult American if his party maintains control of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections, speaking at the Republican national convention in Dallas. Trump told supporters to imagine they were voting for him when selecting their legislative representatives, without providing details on how the plan would be financed or distributed.

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1 h agoTrump claimed the $5,000 payment was possible "because of our tremendous strength and success economically." He asked voters to "pretend that I'm on the ballot" during the two-hour convention speech in Dallas.

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2 h agoPresident Trump promised a $5,000 payment to every American adult if his party maintains control of Congress in November's midterm elections, speaking at the Republican convention in Dallas. He did not specify how the payments would be funded or address whether they would be legal, though the proposal would cost roughly $1.35 trillion based on approximately 270 million American adults.

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