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Trump Dividend: Why the $5,000 Promise Needs a Law

Posted on by Pastora Tori Matthews
An open, empty ledger on a marble table with a brass key across the blank page, picturing the Trump $5,000 dividend as a promise with no appropriation written yet
03
Oct

A promise is not a check. It is not an appropriation, and it is not a law. On October 3, the President of the United States posted: “If Republicans win the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 2026 Midterm Elections, I’m going to give all adult citizens in the United States of America, […]

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