Trump promises $5,000 to every adult if his party wins the November elections
Trump promises $5,000 to every adult if his party wins the November elections
President Donald Trump made a promise. He said he will pay 5,000 dollars to every adult in the country if his party wins the elections.
A dividend is a share of profits that is split among several people. Here it would be a payment of state money to each adult.
Trump's party is the Republican Party. The promise only comes true if it wins both chambers of Congress.
The midterm elections will be on November 3.
Trump announced the idea in a speech in Dallas, Texas. He spoke at a convention of his own party.
He also set another condition. He wants that money to be spent inside the United States. He said he does not want it spent in Canada, Mexico or Germany.
The cost to public finances would be very high. It is estimated at about 1.3 trillion dollars.
The promise comes at a difficult time. The war with Iran is still unresolved. There is a trade dispute with Canada. The price of gasoline is high, above 4 dollars a gallon. And the president's popularity is low.
The announcement moved the markets. It shook United States Treasury bonds. A Treasury bond is a security with which that country borrows money. When the bond is shaken, its price changes and the interest it pays changes.
The network CNBC reported that the plan was rejected right away. Both parties rejected it.
Trump also spoke about gasoline. He said its price will fall all at once when the elections are over. He said the rise was needed to stop Iran from getting a nuclear bomb.
In the same speech he said the country is richer than ever. He added that it takes in billions from the tariffs he placed on other countries.
For the promise to come true, both chambers are needed. The Senate renews one third of its seats. The House of Representatives renews all of it. Congress also has to approve the spending.
For now it is only a conditional promise. It is not law. It is not money in anyone's pocket.
Sources: Expansión and Gestión, with data from CNBC (United States). September 10, 2026.