Johnson leaves Trump’s $5,000 payment promise unresolved

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress would work with President Donald Trump on his promise to issue $5,000 checks to American adults if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate, but he offered no guarantee the payments would be approved.

Trump has called the proposed payments a “Trump dividend.” Sending $5,000 to every U.S. Adult could cost about $1.3 trillion, while economic experts and some Republicans have warned the plan could increase national debt and inflation.

Johnson also said Congress would not give the White House a blank check for the war with Iran. Sporadic strikes have continued, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains reduced, and the national average gas price has risen to $4.31 per gallon, according to the source material.

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