President Donald Trump is promoting $5,000 checks as a way to boost Republican turnout in the November 3 midterm elections, but some of his own supporters doubt the payments will arrive. Trump says the payouts would occur only if Republicans keep their majorities in the House and Senate, and acknowledges the cost would exceed $1 trillion. Earlier promises, such as $2,000 in tariff-revenue dividends and refunds from DOGE spending cuts, never materialized, and a September AP-NORC poll found about half of registered voters say Trump does not keep his promises. AdImpact data show Republicans are not running ads on the promise, while the White House says the payments would be funded by trade deals, foreign investment, government stakes in companies, and oil and mineral deals. Asked whether the administration had modeled the economic impact, White House Council of Economic Advisers chairman Christopher Phelan declined to answer.
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