Trump promises $5,000 payout to U.S. adults if Republicans win election
- During the RNC midterm convention, President Donald Trump promised a $5,000 dividend to every adult citizen if Republicans win the House and the United States Senate.
- Citing 'tremendous strength and success economically,' Trump said he would issue what he calls the 'Trump Dividend,' comparing the payment to a company's cash distribution to shareholders.
- To ensure domestic spending, Trump mandated that the dividend must be spent within the United States, explicitly excluding Canada, China, and Germany.
- Sam Stein, managing editor at The Bulwark, characterized the proposal as a "bribe," claiming Trump is "openly bribing people to vote for Republicans."
- Uncertainty remains regarding how the government would monitor the spending of the dividends to enforce the proposed geographic restrictions.
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WASHINGTON. In a lengthy speech, Donald Trump promised thousands of dollars to every adult American if Republicans win both houses of Congress in the midterm elections. The rally was held in a large arena where hundreds of seats stood empty.
Heading for elections, Trump resorts to the strategy of offering a payment to certain citizens if Congressional control continues in Republican hands
US President Donald Trump tried to encourage his voters to attend the first Republican National Convention before the congressional elections in the middle of his presidential term in Dallas by promising $5,000 (approximately €4,300) to every American if the Republicans managed to retain their majority in Congress.
Donald Trump promises to pay the Americans $5,000 if the Republicans win the middle election.
U.S. President Donald Trump, at a Republican convention in Dallas, promised to pay every adult citizen $5,000 if his party retained control of both chambers of Congress in the November midterm elections.
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