Trump Floats $5,000 Payout Promise If GOP Wins Midterms
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US President Donald Trump offered voters a quid pro quo: elect Republicans and get a $5,000 payout, which he called the "Trump dividend." The proposal, announced during a speech on Wednesday at the GOP's midterm convention in Dallas, is unlikely to become law. Fellow Republicans have already rejected similar ideas and Congress would need to approve a cash payment program with a price tag well over $1 trillion. Bloomberg's Balazs Penz breaks down the situation.
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