Trump's Dividend Deal: A $5,000 Payout with No Clear Plan or Funding The latest proposal from Donald Trump to offer every adult American a $5,000 payout if Republicans win the midterms has sparked widespread skepticism.
The sheer scale of the proposed spending – over a trillion dollars – is staggering. Trump made no attempt to explain how he would fund such a massive payout in his speech at the Republican convention in Dallas, Texas.
Instead, he relied on bombast and appeals to nationalism. He told his audience that the money would have to be spent in the US and warned against the idea of American citizens taking their dividends abroad.