Trump pledges $5,000 to every American if Republicans win November election
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US President Donald Trump says he would offer every adult American a $5,000 (£3,700) payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November's midterm elections - a plan that would cost more than a trillion dollars.
The controversial offer was made in a speech at the party's first-ever convention in the middle of a US presidential term.
He gave no details on how the plan would work or where the money would come from - saying only that the money would have to be spent in the US.
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US President Donald Trump says he would offer every adult American a $5,000 (£3,700) payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November's midterm elections - a plan that would cost more than a trillion dollars.
He gave no details on how the plan would work or where the money would come from - saying only that the money would have to be spent in the US.
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The controversial offer was made in a speech at the party's first-ever convention in the middle of a US presidential term.