Trump Faces Growing Backlash on Promise to Pay Voters $5,000

Congress writes the checks in this country, not a candidate on a convention stage.

President Donald Trump is facing growing pushback on his pledge to give every American $5,000 if Republicans hold the House and Senate but doubled down on that promise on the final night of GOP’s convention in Dallas. Experts say Congress would need to approve it but the president disagrees. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports and Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY with analysis on where voters stand.

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