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Trump $5,000 stimulus check proposal 2026
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FIRST ENTRY SEP 12
SEP 13 · Day 2
Speaker Johnson says Congress would work to deliver $5,000 checks Trump promised
The national average gas price is $4.31 per gallon, a $1.33 increase since the war with Iran began.
Trump told attendees that if Republicans win, people would get $5,000 called the Trump dividend.
Critics have characterized Trump's promise as an attempt to bribe voters and said it would drive up inflation.
SEP 12 · Day 1
Arwa Mahdawi column on Trump's $5,000 offer
The Joint Economic Committee – Minority estimated that the average American family will pay more than $2,500 in tariff costs this year.
Trump told ABC reporter Rachel Scott the $5,000 checks were a reward to Americans for putting up with Joe Biden.
Princess Diana's revenge dress will be auctioned off in December.
“It’s not tax money,”
HOWARD LUTNICK
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