President Donald Trump again promised a $5,000 "Trump dividend" for every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain both chambers of Congress in November, repeating a pledge first unveiled at the Republican midterm convention in September. Trump made the commitment at an Oct. 2 rally in Mobile, Alabama, and has described the proposal as a cash distribution tied to U.S. economic performance that recipients would have to spend domestically. Using Trump's previously cited estimate of about 240 million adult citizens, the payments would cost roughly $1.2 trillion before financing costs. Congress would need to authorize the spending, however, and no funding measure has been enacted. Trump has cited tariffs and stronger federal revenue, but tariff collections remain well below the amount required for the full payout without borrowing or another source of financing. The proposal comes as the administration rolls out smaller payments with dedicated funding, including $90 to more than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees and $500 ACA-related refunds for nearly one million Americans beginning in October. An earlier account calculated a $1.58 trillion total using 316 million U.S. citizens; the latest proposal specifies adult citizens and a $1.2 trillion estimate.