Trump Promised $5,000 for all Adult
President Trump used his keynote speech at the first night of the Republican midterm convention to make an unusual promise: If his party keeps control of Congress after November, he will give every American adult a $5,000 “dividend.” The president offered few details on how he would pay for these dividends or how they would work.
Trump’s speech, which lasted about an hour and 45 minutes, capped a day in which Republican speakers sung his praises and touted his policy achievements, even as his approval ratings have steadily declined since the start of his second term. Trump is also set to return Thursday to deliver closing remarks.
Republicans are hoping the convention will energize voters ahead of the November election, and speakers painted Democrats as too extreme for Americans. In one of the most surprising moments of the convention so far, Democratic Sen. John Fetterman appeared in a video message to praise a bipartisan effort to support the steel industry.
Follow the WSJ’s live coverage of the first night of the convention here.
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