U.S. President Donald Trump issued a sharp call for Americans to make sure to go to the polling stations on November 3, when the congressional midterm elections will be held. According to reports, the address was delivered at a Republican Party convention, where the head of state used a phrasing unusual for political rhetoric to explain the consequences of abstaining from voting. According to RBC-Ukraine, the text of the speech was published in the Telegram channel "Donald Trump in Russian."
"You Will Go to Hell": An Unusual Phrasing
Addressing his supporters, Trump urged them not to ignore the election and to exercise their right to vote, linking participation in the vote to a "joint fight against the communists." "You know what will happen if you don't vote? You will go to hell. You know that. Okay? You will go to hell. And I don't want that to happen to you, so please, go and vote. Because together we will defeat the communists," the U.S. president reportedly said. Thus, abstaining from the election was presented as an action with extremely negative consequences, while voter turnout was framed as the condition for victory in the November elections.
"Trump's Dividend": The Promise of $5,000 Payments
Against the backdrop of the call for turnout, Donald Trump's earlier promise to pay every adult American 5,000 dollars comes to mind, should the Republican Party retain control of Congress after the November midterm elections. The president called such a payment "Trump's dividend" and presented it as a reward to citizens for the country's economic successes. The combination of "vote — receive a payment" reinforces the motivational character of his electioneering rhetoric.
Preparation for Defeat in the White House
At the same time as the aggressive call for turnout, according to available information, the White House has begun preparing for a possible defeat of the Republican Party in the November midterm elections. According to two sources, the administration's legal office is holding closed briefings for political appointees on preparing for strengthened parliamentary oversight in the event of significant Democratic gains. This indicates that, within the administration, scenarios are being laid out for both retaining and losing control of Congress.
Context: Security and External Threats
The theme of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections is also discussed in terms of the security of the electoral process. Public materials feature reports of a possible declaration of a state of emergency to strengthen control over the elections, as well as the president's statements accusing China of a major breach of voter data and an attempt to interfere with the vote. These stories form the overall backdrop against which the calls for turnout and the payment promises are heard.
Contradictory Data
It should be noted that there is a difference in the degree of confirmation of the details. The key quote about "hell" and the promise of a 5,000-dollar payment rely on a single chain of sources — a publication by a Telegram channel, relayed through RBC-Ukraine — and were not independently confirmed in the provided fact-checking materials. Meanwhile, additional sources differ in their emphases: some focus on the possible use of emergency powers to control the elections, others on accusations of foreign interference, and none of them reproduces the disputed phrasing verbatim. Thus, the dramatic quote and the $5,000 figure require cautious interpretation until additional confirmations appear, while the fact of Trump's call for turnout on November 3 and the White House's preparation for a congressional defeat scenario are consistent with the overall picture.
Conclusion: ahead of the November 3, 2026 midterm elections, the U.S. president's rhetoric combines an emotional call for turnout, a financial promise to voters, and internal preparation for a possible loss of control over Congress. The partially unconfirmed details of the quote and the payments are noted separately by the editorial team for the reader's accurate understanding.
