Trump unveils cash pledge to American adults
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Finance
September 10, 2026
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US President Donald Trump says he would offer every adult American a $5 000 (£3 700) payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November’s midterm elections, a plan that would cost more than a trillion dollars.
The offer was made in a speech at the party’s first-ever convention in the middle of a US presidential term.
He gave no details on how it would work or be funded – saying only that the money would have to be spent in the US. Vice-President JD Vance has linked the plan to the revenue that Trump has raised from US tariffs on imported goods.
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