Hello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
Cash payments can be an eye-catching political promise, but the Trump administration's record of delivering them has been mixed.
During Covid times, $1,200 stimulus checks were distributed to certain individuals across America. But last year's promise of a $2000 "tariff dividend" for those most harshly impacted by President Donald Trump's trade policies never materialized.
The strategy is back in the headlines with a fresh promise for all American voters if the midterms deliver what Trump wants — control of Congress.
President Donald Trump has vowed to pay every adult American a $5,000 "dividend" if Republicans win the midterm elections and retain control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.