Hoping to Salvage Midterms, Trump Makes Dubious Pledge to Give Every US Adult $5,000 • FRANCE 24

Sap 10, 2026 | President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November.

The dubious promise would likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval and would further exacerbate the country’s nearly $1.8 trillion annual budget deficit and concerns about inflation.

FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.