President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed a $5,000 "Trump dividend" payment to U.S. adults if his Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the November 3 midterm elections. Here is what we know about Trump's pledge: Who would get the money and where would it come from? Trump said the checks would go to all adult U.S. citizens -- about 240 million people, according to the U.S. Census. That would cost a total of $1.2 trillion. Vice President JD Vance suggested on Fox News after Trump's speech that the U.S. government could draw on tariff revenue, which has been juiced by Trump's trade wars. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the government has taken in $167 billion so far in the fiscal year that ends September 30 -- not nearly enough to cover the cost of Trump's proposed giveaway. The payments would instead widen the government's budget gap, which is already at a level that alarms budget watchdogs. CBO estimates the government will spend $2.1 trillion more than it collects in revenue in the current fiscal year and projects that figure will grow i