$5,000 DBT scheme in US: Trump says Congress' approval not needed for payout

We do have one proviso, and that's that the money be spent... people spend their money in the United States. We don't want to have that money spent in other countries. "Now, this time I'm not running, so it's a big difference when you're running and not running," he said. "I'm just asking the people, all you people that are listening, pretend I'm running because we have to win. Giving each of them a $5,000 check would cost about $1.2 trillion.

Source: Times of India September 11, 2026 03:17 UTC