Alayna Treene
Trump had previously discussed the idea of paying all American adults $5,000 with a small circle of close political advisers, including Jason Miller and James Blair, a political adviser tells me. But his Wednesday announcement caught many allies and GOP lawmakers off guard, leaving administration officials unprepared to manage the fallout of a $1 trillion proposal that has already faced widespread blowback over its price tag and feasibility, sources tell @adamcancryn and me https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/10/politics/5000-checks-trump