The so-called “Trump dividend” was the only new policy position announced in the near-two-hour rally-style speech aimed at motivating Republicans to vote.

The US president's US$1.35 trillion pledge raises a number of questions, and he has not specified where the money would come from.

President Donald Trump has arrived at a first-of-its kind midterm Republican convention, as he attempts to help lift his party's chances at keeping Congress this November by…

With approximately 270 million US adults, the idea would cost around US$1.35 trillion.

Donald Trump proposes a $5,000 dividend for every US adult if Republicans retain Congress, with the money required to be spent in the US.