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Why Trump's promised $5,000 payments to Americans are unlikely to happen

Name: Why Trump's promised $5,000 payments to Americans are unlikely to happen
Uploaded: 2026-09-10T18:05:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 26 s
Description: Vice President JD Vance has doubled down on President Trump's pledge to make $5,000 payments to all adult Americans if Republicans win the midterm elections, saying the money will come from tariffs. CBS News' Kathryn Watson breaks down why the pledge is dubious.

Vice President JD Vance has doubled down on President Trump's pledge to make $5,000 payments to all adult Americans if Republicans win the midterm elections, saying the money will come from tariffs. CBS News' Kathryn Watson breaks down why the pledge is dubious.