- President Donald Trump announced a proposal to send $5,000 "Trump Dividend" checks to all American adults after the midterms, making the payout contingent on voters helping Republicans retain their majority in Congress.
- When asked by Fox News host Laura Ingraham why the funds could not be distributed immediately, Trump offered vague reasoning and cited $21 trillion in revenue from tariffs that he claimed Democrats could not achieve.
- “Because the Democrats can’t do it. Because with them, it’s negative growth. With us, it’s so positive,” Trump said. “So, we’re taking in $21 trillion. No country has ever taken in anywhere near that. It’s four or five times higher than the next one. All because of that beautiful word you and I love more than most others, tariffs.”
- The promise follows a pattern of unfulfilled payment proposals previously floated by Trump, including $2,000 checks tied to tariff income and $5,000 checks linked to DOGE cost savings.
- Following the announcement, Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio pledged to draft legislation to pass the dividend immediately after the election.
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