Trump promises $5,000 payout to US adults if Republicans win midterm elections

US President Donald Trump said he would give every adult USD 5,000 if Republicans retain Congress in the November midterm elections. He said the money would have to be spent in the US.

In Short

• Trump makes $5,000-pledge at Republican convention in Dallas
• Says proposed dividend must be spent within United States
• Republicans aim to hold control of Congress in November midterm polls

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would issue a USD 5,000 (Rs 4.76 lakh) dividend to every adult in the United States if Republicans maintain control of Congress in November's election.

"If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them because of our tremendous strength and success economically, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for USD 5,000," Trump said at a Republican convention in Dallas.

"The only caveat I have is that the dividend that we're making must be spent in the United States of America," he added.

No further details were immediately available about the proposal.

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