Live updates: Trump visits Ireland, the debate over 5K dividends heats up

President Trump’s pledge to give $5,000 to every U.S. adult if Republicans keep control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections has raised questions over whether the plan could cross legal lines.

Trump announced the dividends on the first night of the Republican National Committee (RNC) midterm convention in Dallas Wednesday night.

Those on the right and left has expressed their concerns on how Trump’s dividends would work, given the federal government would have to send out an estimated $1.2 trillion, according to The Hill’s Sophie Brams.

South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman (R) was among those in the GOP to speak out against the idea, saying on the social platform X he had “serious concerns” about the plan.

With the midterm elections less than two months away, Trump will head to battleground North Carolina to campaign with GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley on Wednesday.

Unlike Whatley, other candidates are choosing to keep Trump at an arm’s length, according to The Hill’s Julia Manchester.

Trump is in Ireland this weekend and met with Irish President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin.