Report by: Mehboob Ali Shaikh
U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a $5,000 payment to every American adult if Republicans retain control of Congress in the November midterm elections.
Dubbed the “Trump Dividend,” the proposal could cost the U.S. government an estimated $1.35 trillion if extended to roughly 270 million adults. The plan would require Congressional approval, and details on eligibility, funding and implementation remain unclear.
Trump also urged voters to support Republican candidates, making the proposed cash payment a major talking point heading into the midterms.
U.S. President Donald Trump points after addressing attendees on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 09, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. U.S. President Donald Trump will headline the Republican National Committee’s first ever midterm convention as he aims to highlight his administration’s achievements and rally support for GOP candidates just two months before the upcoming elections being held on November
President Donald Trump is promising Americans $5,000 checks if Republicans hold onto power after the midterms a headline grabbing pledge from his first speech at the Republican midterm convention this week, and one that echoes two similar promises he’s made in the past that never came to pass.
So if the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump dividend,” Trump told the crowd. The reason the Democrats can’t do that is because they don’t do tariffs, they don’t take in money. All they know is poverty and how to ruin our country,” Trump added
