How much will Trump’s $5,000 proposal cost?

President Donald Trump said he will pay every US adult a $5,000 "Trump dividend" if his party wins November's congressional elections.

The president made the announcement on the first day of his Republican Party's first-ever midterm convention.

Trump delivered the extraordinary overture during a primetime speech that lasted nearly two hours and firmly placed him at the ‌center of the midterm campaign at a time when his sagging approval ratings could weigh on Republicans' chances.

According to Reuters news agency, the proposal would likely cost more than $1 trillion, with approximately 270 million ⁠US adults, and could require the approval of Congress.

Republicans face the prospect of losing control of at least one chamber of Congress, with public polling showing Democrats more motivated to vote and Trump's approval ratings deeply underwater.