Trump Says $5,000 Checks Don’t Need Lawmaker Approval

“President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that his controversial proposal to send a $5,000 check to every American would not need approval from Congress,” Mediaite reports.

Said Trump: “Well, we think not. I think they will do it if we needed it. But we think not. The country is doing so well, we’ve taken in trillions of dollars in tariffs and other things.”