Trump’s $5,000 check promise faces major obstacles

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President Donald Trump’s promise to give people $5,000 if Republicans win in November brings with it an array of logistical and political challenges.

Trump said at the GOP midterm convention that if Republicans hold on to the House and the Senate, the federal government would send a $5,000 check to every adult citizen. He said during the Dallas event that the check would be a “dividend” for the “tremendous economic success” of the United States. 

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