Trump Announces $5,000 Dividend if Republicans Win Midterms

Trump suggested that the dividend would be financed by “tremendous economic success” from his policies.

“The reason the Democrats can’t do that is because they don’t do tariffs, they don’t take in money, all they know is poverty,” the President said.

In his first term, Trump authorized two rounds of congressionally-approved stimulus checks during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, he also compared the promised dividend with the $1,776 “Warrior Dividend” announced for military service members in December, which was funded by a congressionally approved housing supplement.

Some, however, are skeptical about the idea.

Rep. Chip Roy, (R, Texas) told Politico, “I would like to know how they would plan to pay for … back of envelope … well over $1 trillion.”

The Democratic National Committee said Trump and Republicans have repeatedly promised rebate checks that never materialized.

The President previously promised to send $2,000 tariff dividends to Americans. He also endorsed returning 20% of DOGE savings to taxpayers and depositing $1,000 or more into eligible Americans’ health savings accounts. None of these payments has gone out: the DOGE and tariff dividends were never enacted, and the HSA legislation—a Republican alternative to extending enhanced ACA premium tax credits, which expired at the end of 2025—failed in the Senate. The Administration is reportedly preparing a $500 rebate for some unsubsidized ACA enrollees.