US President Donald Trump argued that the war with Iran would end immediately after the November 3 midterm elections and that oil prices would also decline rapidly, following a Republican rally in Dallas, Texas. Trump claimed that Iran was trying to influence the elections, alleging that Tehran wanted Democrats to take office so that it would be left alone and could acquire nuclear weapons.
He promised a “Trump dividend” of 5 thousand dollars to every adult citizen, to be spent in the United States, if Republicans win the House of Representatives and the US Senate. While the total cost of the payment is projected to be approximately 1.3 trillion dollars because of the approximately 270 million adults, funding and implementation details were not disclosed. Vice President JD Vance described it as a dividend for American workers. On November 3, all 435 members of the House of Representatives and approximately one-third of the 100-seat Senate will be elected.
Why it matters
Linking the payment pledge to the Republicans’ success in both chambers of the legislature directly ties economic support to the election result. In the face of the estimated 1.3 trillion-dollar cost of covering approximately 270 million adults, the absence of funding and implementation details leaves open the question of how the pledge would be carried out. The fact that the entire House of Representatives and approximately one-third of the Senate will be renewed means the election will be a wide-ranging contest in which voters determine the legislative balance. Statements about the war with Iran and oil prices also link foreign policy and everyday economic concerns to the same election calendar. The claim that Iran is trying to influence the elections, meanwhile, is based on Trump’s interpretation of Tehran’s objective.
Background
Trump is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: we have published 18 news articles mentioning him over the past 90 days, the latest dated September 9, 2026.