Trump touts $5,000 payout if Republicans win as Vance waits in wings

Trump’s proposed payout puts him at the centre of the midterm campaign, while Vice President JD Vance prepares to deliver a keynote that could double as an early test for his 2028 presidential ambitions.

US President Donald Trump capped the first day of his Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention by proposing to pay every US adult a $5,000 “Trump dividend” if his party wins November’s congressional elections.