
Who will be eligible as Trump promises to give ‘every American adult’ $5,000
Even if it were legal and financially viable, the logistics are daunting. Who qualifies, how fast the money arrives, and whether it truly boosts the economy or just deepens the national debt would all matter. For now, the “Trump Dividend” is less a policy than a test: of voters’ trust, of institutions’ limits, and of how far American politics is willing to go in turning raw economic anxiety into leverage at the ballot box.