Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Trump Renews $5,000 Dividend Promise Ahead of Midterms
Donald Trump said he wants to give every adult $5,000.
He said this would happen if Republicans win the House and Senate.
Trump connected the money to profits he says are coming from tariffs.
Tariffs are fees placed on goods brought into a country.
He said the government is collecting hundreds of billions of dollars from them.
Trump said Republicans could use that money for the payments.
He also criticized Democrats and said they could cause a depression.
The report does not provide details about how the payments would be approved or distributed.
Donald Trump renewed a proposal to give every adult $5,000.
He linked the payment to Republicans winning both chambers of Congress.
Trump said tariffs are generating hundreds of billions of dollars in profits.
He argued Republicans could fund the payments because of tariff revenue.
Trump said Democrats lack income and could drive the country into a depression.
- Who
- Donald Trump, discussing Republicans and Democrats.
- What
- Trump renewed a promise to pay every adult $5,000 if Republicans win the House and Senate.
- Why
- Trump said tariff revenue would provide the money and tied the proposal to a Republican victory in both chambers of Congress.
- Proposed payment
- $5,000 for every adult
- Condition
- Republicans must win the House and Senate
- Funding cited
- Hundreds of billions of dollars in tariff profits
- Speaker
- Donald Trump
- Political groups mentioned
- Republicans and Democrats
- Other claim
- Trump said Democrats could drive the country into a depression