By — Trey Brannon Trey Brannon Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-promises-5000-dividend-for-americans-if-gop-wins-midterms Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Trump promises $5,000 'dividend' for Americans if GOP wins midterms Politics Sep 9, 2026 11:41 PM EDT President Donald Trump promised on Wednesday to send every adult American citizen a $5,000 "dividend" if Republicans keep control of both the Senate and House of Representatives in the midterms. Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. "If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000," Trump told the crowd at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas. "It will be called the Trump dividend." WATCH: 2026 Republican Midterm Convention | Night 1 Trump has proposed other payouts to Americans in the past. During his efforts to cut government spending last year, Elon Musk suggested a "DOGE dividend" of $5,000. Trump said he loved the idea, but it never came to fruition. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. In a November 2025 post on Truth Social, Trump claimed his tariffs were bringing in trillions of dollars and wrote that a "dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone." READ MORE: Fact-checking Trump's promise to give Americans $2,000 payments from tariff dividends And in early 2026, more than 1 million U.S. military service members received a "warrior dividend" of $1,776. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Trey Brannon Trey Brannon
President Donald Trump promised on Wednesday to send every adult American citizen a $5,000 "dividend" if Republicans keep control of both the Senate and House of Representatives in the midterms. Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. "If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000," Trump told the crowd at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas. "It will be called the Trump dividend." WATCH: 2026 Republican Midterm Convention | Night 1 Trump has proposed other payouts to Americans in the past. During his efforts to cut government spending last year, Elon Musk suggested a "DOGE dividend" of $5,000. Trump said he loved the idea, but it never came to fruition. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. In a November 2025 post on Truth Social, Trump claimed his tariffs were bringing in trillions of dollars and wrote that a "dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone." READ MORE: Fact-checking Trump's promise to give Americans $2,000 payments from tariff dividends And in early 2026, more than 1 million U.S. military service members received a "warrior dividend" of $1,776. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now