Election bribery? Trump's proposal at the party convention
US President Donald Trump spoke at the Republican Party convention, promising a $5,000 grant to every adult citizen if Republicans win the midterm elections. In his speech, he threatened to attack Iran's Mount Damavand due to increased nuclear activity, and announced his intention to rename the Strait of Hormuz to the "Trump Strait".
US President Donald Trump spoke at length last night at the Republican Party convention, ahead of the midterm elections scheduled to take place in less than two months. In his speech, he tried to inject renewed momentum into the party's campaign, urging voters to imagine that he was the one standing for election. Trump promised to grant a $5,000 dividend to every adult US citizen if Republicans win both houses of Congress. Distributing checks to 270 million citizens would cost more than $1.3 trillion, making the program almost impossibly expensive. Trump also threatened to attack Iran's Mount Damavand, a secret nuclear site fortified in the mountains south of Tehran, following reports of a surge in construction work at the site. Additionally, he stated he would work to rename the Strait of Hormuz to the "Trump Strait".