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Trump $5,000 stimulus checks pledge 2026
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OCT 04 · Day 1
Trump reiterates pledge to send $5,000 checks, hands out smaller payments
Rep. David Schweikert said he would throw everything into stopping the proposal, warning it could push interest rates higher.
Trump has not provided details on who would authorize the $5,000 payments or where the money would come from.
Trump proposed a reciprocal tariff-funded dividend payment of at least $2,000 per person in November, but the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs in February and no checks were issued.