# Lutnick says promised $5,000 checks for Americans won't come from taxpayer dollars

https://mins.news/en/video/54996

- NBC News, 2026-09-11 17:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsI7BR5DD2g

> Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the $5,000 checks Republicans are promising Americans if they win the midterms would not be funded by taxpayer dollars. In a wide-ranging interview, he also discussed the Trump administration’s trade war with Canada and rising energy costs.

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