Trump: we will pay every US citizen $5,000 if Republicans win midterms

Donald Trump pledged to pay every adult citizen in the US a $5,000 dividend if the Republicans retain the House and Senate in the midterms, during a rambling speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. The US president claimed it was possible due to the 'tremendous economic success, like in history we've anything like what's happening'. The proposal would cost over $1tn and immediately raised ethical concerns US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms, Trump claims in lengthy convention speech