Trump pledges $5,000 to every American if Republicans win November elections
The controversial offer was made in a speech at the party's first-ever convention in the middle of a US presidential term.
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"If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000."
— Donald Trump , Politician
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The controversial offer was made in a speech at the party's first-ever convention in the middle of a US presidential term.
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