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Trump Dangles $5,000 Payments if Republicans Win, and Deportees Are Stranded in Haiti

September 10, 2026

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Trump Dangles $5,000 Payments if Republicans Win, and Deportees Are Stranded in Haiti

Last night in Dallas, President Trump kicked off the GOP's convention with a nearly two-hour primetime speech that largely sidestepped the issues dragging down his party in the polls—high gas prices, the rising cost of groceries, the unpopular war with Iran—and instead focused on rallying his base. "If we lose, you're going to lose your border. You're going to lose your tax cuts. You're going to lose your safety and security," Trump told the crowd, repeatedly urging Republican voters to turn out as if he himself were on the ballot. "So I'm asking you to pretend that I'm on the ballot. I'm on the ballot."

The $5,000 "Trump Dividend" and Convention Messaging

The most striking new proposal Trump unveiled was a promise to send every American adult a $5,000 check—which he called the "Trump dividend"—if Republicans keep control of Congress. "Now all we have to do is win under my leadership," he said. The president has made similar cash-distribution promises before without following through, and this plan would likely cost more than a trillion dollars. Over the course of the speech, Trump dismissed concerns about affordability as "fake" and claimed the U.S. is winning the war with Iran, a conflict that has been broadly unpopular with voters.

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  • 1 (00:44) **Trump Kicks Off GOP Convention with Cash Promise** - Trump rallies Republican voters in a primetime speech, proposing a $5,000 "Trump dividend" if the party retains power.
  • 2 (02:28) **GOP Convention Targets Base, Not Undecideds** - Speakers at the convention focused on attacking Democrats as "radical" and "weird," aiming to boost MAGA voter enthusiasm rather than swaying swing voters.
  • 3 (03:32) **Cash Gifts to White House Staff Raise Ethics Questions** - Financial disclosures show Trump gave $45,000 each to close aides, including his executive assistant, potentially violating federal bonus policies.
  • 4 (04:40) **Trump Proposes Overhauling Census to Exclude Non-Citizens** - The administration wants to stop counting immigrants without green cards for the 2030 census, a likely legal challenge that could shift political power and federal funding.
  • 5 (05:46) **Deportees Stranded and in Shock in Haiti** - As deportation flights increase to once a week, hundreds of Haitians are arriving in Cap-Haïtien, often without their belongings or money, and are left with nowhere to go.
  • 6 (08:15) **The Bayeux Tapestry Takes London by Storm** - The nearly 1,000-year-old, 230-foot-long tapestry depicting William the Conqueror's invasion of Britain goes on display at the British Museum, with all tickets sold out for the year.
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