Dallas, Sept. 10 -- US President Donald Trump has offered a $5,000 payment to every American adult if Republicans retain control of Congress. He made the proposal during the party's first midterm convention on Wednesday. Trump called the payment a "Trump dividend" and urged voters to support Republicans. However, he did not explain how the payments would work or whether they would be legal. The proposal could cost about $1.35 trillion if it covered approximately 270 million adults.

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Trump delivered the offer during a lengthy speech at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas. He also urged voters to imagine that he was on the ballot. The president said Repub...