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Analysts question if the US president's election year offer is workable, legal or affordable.
Speaking at a party convention, the US president gave no details on how the plan would work or where the money would come from.
President Trump tries to incentivize voters by promising $5,000 to Americans if the GOP wins the midterms. And, young conservatives reflect on the party one year after Charlie Kirk's death.
President Trump promised to send every adult citizen $5,000, but only if Republicans maintain control of Congress in the midterm election, setting high expectations for the convention's final night.
The US president has said every American will get $5,000 (£3,700) if the Republican Party wins November's midterms.
The BBC's Sarah Smith is at the Republican Party's first midterms convention in Texas, taking place as oil prices rise to $100 (£74) a barrel.