Trump says every adult American will get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms - BBC News

Speaking at a party convention, the US president gave no details on how the plan would work or where the money would come from.

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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.