# Watch: Is Trump’s $5,000 election pledge legal?

https://mins.news/en/item/52730

- BBC News, 2026-09-10 07:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/czxzwge59w8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Donald Trump has promised every American $5,000 if Republicans win November’s midterm elections, without explaining how the plan would work or be funded. Democrats call it an “empty promise”, while others question its legality. The proposal could cost the US government about $1.3 trillion.

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