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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Chelsie Napiza

'If Republicans Win, You Win': Trump Pledges $5k to Every Adult US Citizen if GOP Retains the House and Senate

Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 'Trump dividend' to every adult American if Republicans retain the House and Senate in the November 2026 midterm elections (Credit: Darren Halstead via Unsplash)

Donald Trump has promised American voters a payment of about £3,700 ($5,000) each, on the condition that Republicans hold on to both chambers of Congress in November.

The president made the pledge on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, at the Republican National Committee's first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, telling the hall the money would be called the Trump dividend.

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