CNBC(@CNBC):President Donald Trump joked Tuesday night that the $5,000 payments he’s promised U.S. adults would buy little more than “a hamburger and maybe a small dessert” at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, a week before the midterm election dominated by voters’ concerns over affordability. Trump has pledged $5,000 to every adult citizen if his fellow Republicans retain majorities in both the House and Senate, specifying the money must be spent in the U.S. Read more from Trump:

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President Donald Trump joked Tuesday night that the $5,000 payments he’s promised U.S. adults would buy little more than “a hamburger and maybe a small dessert” at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, a week before the midterm election dominated by voters’ concerns over affordability. Trump has pledged $5,000 to every adult citizen if his fellow Republicans retain majorities in both the House and Senate, specifying the money must be spent in the U.S. Read more from Trump: