Donald Trump Pledges $5,000 to Adults if Republicans Win Midterms
President Donald Trump promised to give every adult U.S. citizen $5,000 if Republicans secure control of both the House and Senate in 2026.
Donald Trump pledged to give every adult citizen in the United States $5,000 if Republicans win control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 2026 Midterm Elections. Posting on Truth Social, the president stated he looks forward to signing the checks and asserted that high government revenue makes the cost easy to manage.
Trump claimed that the Democratic Party could not make such a pledge because it would lead to a depression, while maintaining that he always keeps his promises. Opponents have criticized the proposal as an attempt to bribe voters, citing the $40 trillion national debt as a primary concern.
The announcement comes amid declining public approval. A recent Associated Press-NORC poll found that only 26% of U.S. adults approve of the president's handling of the economy, with 65% blaming his policies for high costs of living, tariffs, and the ongoing war with Iran.
