Event Brief
Treasury secretary backs Trump’s $5,000 checks plan
By The BriefBrief · Sources (37)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM ET
Summary: The Treasury secretary said he supports Trump’s promise to send Americans $5,000 checks, but declined to say how the country would pay for the proposal. The checks were tied to Trump’s efforts to win voters’ support for Republicans to keep control of Congress in the midterm elections.
WHO: The Treasury secretary
WHAT: Backed Trump’s $5,000 checks proposal while refusing to explain how the U.S. would pay for it
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026 at 3:09 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The remarks were a response to Trump’s promise of $5,000 checks tied to the midterm elections and Republicans keeping control of Congress.
Sources (37):
ABC News,
ABC7 News,
ARY News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Daily Maverick,
Dawn Pakistan,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Japan Times,
Jerusalem Post,
LA Times,
Los Angeles Times,
MarketWatch,
Middle East Eye,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
News – NBC Los Angeles,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Straits Times,
Tampa Free Press,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WBIR 10News,
WFLA,
WSJ World News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay,
Wired
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