Can Trump's $5,000 'dividend' pledge boost the Republicans at the midterms? | DW News

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US President Donald Trump has made a bold promise to pay every adult in the United States $5,000 if the Republicans win the US Senate and House at November's midterm elections. But where would the money come from, would Congress approve it, and could it actually happen? DW's Anja Kueppers-McKinnon gets the view of Professor David Dunn from the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham. For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/DWNews/ Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1

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