Trump offers voters $5,000 for GOP win

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Sep 10, 202647:30News & Politics

US President Donald Trump says he will offer every adult American a $5,000 payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November's midterm elections – a plan that would cost more than a trillion dollars. Also o...

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