Trump Pledges $5,000 Checks to Every American Adult if GOP Wins Midterms

President Donald Trump announced a proposal to send $5,000 checks to every American adult if Republicans secure control of the U.S. House and Senate in the upcoming midterm elections. The plan, dubbed the 'Trump Dividend,' was unveiled at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas. Critics have raised concerns about the cost, estimated to exceed $1 trillion, and its potential impact on the national debt and inflation, as well as the need for congressional approval. Vice President JD Vance later suggested the payments might be funded by U.S. tariff revenues and would not go to the wealthy, though the proposed sum far exceeds current tariff collections.