WorldPingPresident Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November.
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WorldPingSpeaking 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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WorldPingThe eyebrow-raising proposal, delivered during the president’s speech at the midterm convention, would cost $1.2 trillion and would need congressional approval.
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Such a payout could cost more than $1 trillion and is likely to face legal obstacles.
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Sources tell CBS News U.S. jets on a base in Jordan were hit by Iranian missiles after Trump said the war will end "immediately" after midterms.
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WorldPingPresident Donald Trump capped the first day of his Republican Party's first-ever midterm convention by proposing to pay every US adult a $5,000 "Trump dividend" if his party wins November's congressional elections.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingDonald Trump has promised to pay every American adult $5,000 if the Republicans retain control of Congress in November's midterm elections, in an extraordinary attempt to sway voters ahead of the November 3 polls.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
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