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Trump Promises $5,000 Checks After Midterms — But There’s a Catch (Ep 835)
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- Joey Hudson / Just The Truth
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- Sep 11, 2026
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Summary
Just the Truth Podcast with Joey Hudson President Trump certainly got people talking at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. And it wasn’t just about Iran, inflation or the economy. Trump announced what he called a “Trump dividend” — a proposed $5,000 payment to adult American citizens if Republicans maintain control of both the House and Senate in November. Five thousand dollars. Obviously, we have some questions. Where would more than a trillion dollars potentially needed for these payments come from? Would Congress have to approve it? Who exactly would qualify? And could injecting that much money into the economy affect inflation? We’re going to talk about it. Plus, there are new revelations from jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, Nike is being removed from the S&P 100 after losing more than $200 billion in market value from its peak, and today we pause to remember September 11, 2001—25 years after the day that changed America forever. 💰 TRUMP PROPOSES A $5,000 “DIVIDEND” President Trump made one of the biggest announcements of the Republican midterm convention when he proposed sending $5,000 to adult American citizens if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate. Trump compared the idea to a successful corporation distributing dividends to its shareholders. There’s one other proposed requirement: the money would have to be spent in the United States. Sounds pretty good when somebody says they want to send you five thousand dollars. But there are some enormous questions. Where does the money come from? Would Congress authorize it? Who qualifies? How would a requirement that the money be spent in America actually work? And with Americans already concerned about prices, what could a massive infusion of money into the economy mean for infla…