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President Donald Trump's $5,000 dividend pledge could cost roughly $1.2 trillion, with JD Vance suggesting wealthy Americans may be excluded.

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  • Fox News right
    President Donald Trump's $5,000 dividend pledge could cost roughly $1.2 trillion, with JD Vance suggesting wealthy Americans may be excluded.
  • Yahoo Finance
    Trump's promise of a $5,000 midterm ‘dividend’ is at least the fourth time he's promised Americans checks this term. None of those came to pass.
  • Al Jazeera center
    Trump's $1.3 trillion promise would heavily increase national debt, already at a historic $40 trillion.
  • The Guardian left
    Critics call bid for Republican votes ‘bribery’ and point to potential $1.2tn cost added to existing national debt Donald Trump’s promise of a $5,000 “Trump dividend” for every US citizen if Republicans retain control of the US Congress in November’s midterm elections has sparked incredulity and accusations of bribery. “If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000,” Trump said during the unprecedented Republican midterm convention in Dallas. “It will be called the Trump dividend.”
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