President Donald Trump claimed at the Republican National Convention that he will send $5,000 to every American citizen if Republicans retain control of both the House and Senate. He provided no details about where the money would come from or the legality of the incentive. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing The Guardian.
"So if the Republicans win, you win with us … it will be called the Trump dividend," the president said.
Trump's speech lasted nearly two hours. He capped it by repeating his plea to voters to "please pretend that I'm running." Earlier, he implored voters to "pretend that I'm on the ballot" ahead of the November midterms.
In his headlining speech, Trump campaigned for Ken Paxton in a competitive Senate seat in Texas. He also said: "Vote Republican and we will leave the world in our dust for generations to come."
A fact check found that Trump falsely claimed "zero" border crossings in the last 16 months.
The convention was held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. RNC chair Joe Gruters kicked off the midterm convention, saying: "This is history in the making."
Several Republicans in competitive races stayed away from the GOP midterm convention. A New York congressman defended attending the convention. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman issued a surprise video message at the GOP convention praising a Republican colleague. He said he is always going to reject "extremes and socialism."
Fetterman was set to issue a video message praising Trump at the GOP midterm convention, according to a report.
A deployed emergency slide on Air Force One was "accidentally triggered" ahead of Trump's takeoff for Dallas. The emergency slide on the Qatari Air Force One delayed Trump en route to Dallas.
Missouri's Trump-backed voting maps, approved by a federal panel, were challenged in the Supreme Court.
Trump signaled openness to pardoning Michael Cohen, his former fixer.
A Texas Republican in the race for a key House seat came under fire for derogatory comments.
Democrats accused Republicans of "working to rig" the midterms. The Illinois governor attacked the Republican party as "self-dealing, racist, misogynist grifters."
Nebraska's governor, a backer of Trump's immigration crackdown, employed undocumented immigrants, a report found.
Global oil prices crept past $100 for the first time since July.
Rhode Island's Democratic governor faced steep odds in Wednesday's primary election.
Germany's Merz canceled a White House call after Trump hailed a far-right win.
Trump gave $45,000 to Natalie Harp and other White House aides as holiday gifts.
Republicans put Trump center stage for the convention in a US midterms gamble.