Johnson Says Trump Needs Approval for $5,000 Checks

“President Trump’s proposal to send adult U.S. citizens $5,000 dividend checks would require congressional approval, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on Sunday,” Axios reports.

“Trump and his top officials claim they can send the checks without Congress — even with the prospect of them costing upward of $1.3 trillion.”

Said Johnson: “He’d need Congress to act.”