President Trump is used to knee-jerk opposition from Democrats.

But one Republican is increasingly opposing his agenda.

And now Trump made one promise to voters that Ted Cruz drew the knives out for.

Trump Promises $5,000 Dividend

During his speech at the 2026 midterm convention, President Trump pulled out one of his trademark surprises and announced a plan for a $5,000 post-election dividend, urging Americans to vote to keep Republicans in control of Congress.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump slammed Democrats whining about the dividend and reminded Americans of how he delivered on his past promises so they understood he wasn’t jt dangling a carrot out to induce them to vote Republican and yank it away after the election.

“The $5,000 Trump Dividend, given to all Adults in the United States due to the fact that our Country is taking in Trillions of Dollars of Economic Development, Investment, and Pure SUCCESS, is being criticized by “Dumocrats” who are hoping that it never happens — But it will! As an example, the Dumocrats said THE GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, one of the largest ever approved by Congress, or signed into Law by a President happened, despite the Dumocrats saying it would be impossible to get approved — Or the Gift of $1776 that I gave last year to our Military, was an almost guaranteed Non Starter, everyone said it could not be done, but it was, our Military Patriots got the money, and loved it. When I say something, I mean it! The $5,000 Dividend will happen because the People of our Country deserve it. VOTE REPUBLICAN — MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump posted.

The GOP Establishment Lines Up in Opposition

Texas Senator Ted Cruz is trying to carve out a lane as the anti-Trump candidate in 2028.

Cruz already opposed Trump’s tariffs and peace negotiations to end the Iran War.

So it wasn’t any great surprise that Cruz established himself as the leader of the opposition to Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend.

“I would like to see it structured as a tax refund,” Cruz said of the proposed refund. “I would be all for structuring it as a tax refund.”

“But I think we should be incentivizing work. I don’t think we should be paying people that are not working, particularly those that are physically able to work, but choosing not to,” Cruz added.

RINO Senator Susan Collins also attacked the idea of a $5,000 refund,

“From the few details we have, it seems that the proposed $5,000 dividend would not have an income cap and would be extraordinarily costly,” Collins declared.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) already failed to pass the SAVE Act, and he sounded like he was preparing Republican voters for another one of his failures when he failed to commit to bringing Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend up for a vote.

“We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it,” Thune told reporters.

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