After midterms decried as ‘bribery’, Trump’s promise of $5,000 ‘dividend’ for US citizens

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Trump’s Promise of $5,000 Dividend Checks Follows Past Cash Pledges That Never Materialized Donald Trump’s promise of a $5,000 “Trump dividend” for every US citizen if Republicans retain control of the US Congress in November’s midterm elections has sparked incredulity and accusations of bribery. “If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000,” Trump said during the unprecedented Republican midterm convention in Dallas. “It will be called the Trump dividend.” It comes amid extreme concern over the US national debt, which exceeded $40tn for the first time in August.