President Donald Trump is promoting a proposed $5,000 payment to American adults if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in the November midterm elections, but the pledge has gained little visible support from Republican candidates in competitive races. Trump repeated the promise at a rally in North Carolina, while most candidates have avoided discussing it unless asked by reporters. The Republican National Committee said the payments form part of Trump’s broader economic agenda, and Rep. Derrick Van Orden has backed the proposal in his battleground Wisconsin district. Trump previously suggested using Department of Government Efficiency savings and tariff revenue to fund payments of $2,000 or more, but those plans did not materialize. The $5,000 proposal could cost more than $1 trillion, and House Speaker Mike Johnson has said Congress would need to authorize it. Critics, including Democrats and Republican strategist Doug Heye, question its funding and warn it could worsen inflation. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has separately argued that Americans should instead be reimbursed for more than $108 billion in higher gasoline and diesel costs linked to the Iran conflict. A Wall Street Journal report citing Brown University’s Climate Solutions Lab estimated consumers had spent about $107 billion more on fuel since the war began on Feb. 28, including disruptions associated with the Russia-Ukraine war. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said the dividend would not rely on tax revenue or the federal deficit, while economists Peter Schiff and Douglas Holtz-Eakin have questioned its feasibility and legal basis.