As U.S. National Debt Passes $40 Trillion, Bessent Says There Are Ways To Send Trump's $5,000 Checks "Without Increasing The Debt Or Deficit."

Bessent 'examining' ability to cut $5,000 checks without Congress

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Treasury Department is looking at President Donald Trump’s plan to provide adults with $5,000 checks and suggested it might be possible to issue the money without authorization from Congress. Bessent, testifying on Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee, indicated that the administration is looking at ways that it […]

Bessent Says Trump ‘Very Real’ About $5,000 Election 'Bribe' Payments

The treasury secretary claimed his department was looking at ways Trump could send out the checks without congressional approval and without impacting the deficit.

As U.S. National Debt Passes $40 Trillion, Bessent Says There Are Ways To Send Trump's $5,000 Checks "Without Increasing The Debt Or Deficit."

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the House Financial Services Committee on September 15, 2026, that the administration has a way to send Americans $5,000 checks, as MarketWatch reported, without financing them through new borrowing. He would not say how. Pressed by Democratic Rep. Juan Vargas of California, per MarketWatch, Bessent said: “I believe that there […]

Bessent: We Can Do $5000 Dividends for Americans Without Increasing Deficit

"There are ways to do it that would not affect the deficit," Bessent said in answer to questions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday.

$5,000 payments are Trump ‘trying to buy votes’, north Alabama House candidate says

Democratic U.S. House candidate Andrew Sneed says President Donald Trump is “trying to buy votes” with a promise of a $5,000 dividend to all adult American citizens if Republicans retain control of Congress. “First, it’s unethical, if not illegal,” said…

Bessent Defends Trump’s $5,000 Giveaway, Denies It Will Increase Deficit

Bessent also suggested that the money could be sent out without congressional approval.