Can Trump really pay $5,000 to every American adult?
- Image source, EPAByAlex BoydUS President Donald Trump has offered every adult American $5,000 (£3,700) if Republicans win November's midterm elections, but it is unclear how such a plan would be funded and whether it is legal.
- His remarks prompted raucous applause from supporters at a party convention on Wednesday night, but Democrats labelled it an "empty promise".
- Trump also told the Republican conference that the money would have to be spent in the US, but it is unclear how that would be monitored.
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- Image source, EPAByAlex BoydUS President Donald Trump has offered every adult American $5,000 (£3,700) if Republicans win November's midterm elections, but it is unclear how such a plan would be funded and whether it is legal.
- His remarks prompted raucous applause from supporters at a party convention on Wednesday night, but Democrats labelled it an "empty promise".
- Trump also told the Republican conference that the money would have to be spent in the US, but it is unclear how that would be monitored.
Sources: BBC News, The Independent