US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms, Trump claims in lengthy convention speech

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:26:46 GMT

President makes offer that would cost US over $1tn and asks voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ despite being deeply unpopular among electorateDonald Trump pledged to pay every adult citizen in the US $5,000 if Republicans retain the House and Senate in the midterm elections, during a marathon speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas in which the president assailed Democrats as “radical” and defended his unpopular war in Iran.The outlandish proposal, which would cost over $1tn, immediately raised ethical concerns. But it laid bare the extent of the Republicans’ concern about their prospects in the pivotal November elections. Continue reading...

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Left: 'Juicy' nightmare arises at GOP convention after John Fetterman cameo: analyst — www.rawstory.com
Left: CNN serves Trump a brutal humiliation and ditches convention for de Blasio and AI — www.rawstory.com
Center-Right: Fetterman praises Trump in bombshell GOP convention video — www.axios.com
Right: Trump promises $5,000 checks for all — if Republicans win the midterms — www.theblaze.com
Right: Trump dangles $5,000 payout for midterm votes — critics immediately call it a 'bribe' — www.rawstory.com
Right: Trump claims U.S. adults will get a $5k ‘dividend’ if Republicans win the midterms — www.nbcnews.com
Right: Secretive Vance-aligned donor network draws GOP power players in Dallas — www.axios.com

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