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Trump promises $5,000 dividend to every adult American citizen if Republicans win the midterm elections New York Post By Victor Nava Sept. 9, 2026 President Trump pledged to give every US citizen a $5,000 dividend Wednesday if Republicans keep the House and Senate after the midterm elections. If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them, because of our economic, tremendous economic success ….

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• I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000," Trump said at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas.
• The president said the so-called "Trump dividend" money must be spent in the US.
• With just under 270 million adults living in the U.S., Trump's $5,000 handout would lead to a budget blowout of up to $1.3 trillion, blowing out America's existing $1.8 trillion annual budget deficit.
• Speaking on Fox News, host Bret Baier raised the $1.3 trillion cost with Vice President JD Vance.
• Baier suggested "critics" would say "the president is bribing voters to vote for Republica...