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Our administration has also located billions and billions of dollars that were so -- supposed to be spent on improving Medicare, which it didn't get improved,\" Trump told supporters."},{"text":"He accused the previous administration of concealing the money to present a more favourable financial picture."},{"text":"Trump said the funds would now be returned to senior citizens."},{"text":"\"And I'm pleased to -- Announce that, starting tomorrow, over 20 million seniors on Medicare will receive checks or deposits for over $100 each,\" he said."},{"text":"The President said more than 1.4 million beneficiaries in Texas would be covered."},{"text":"He did not provide a detailed breakdown of the funding, eligibility criteria or the mechanism through which the payments would be made."},{"text":"Trump presented the Medicare and healthcare payments as part of a wider effort to return money to American households."},{"text":"He also promised a $5,000 payment to every adult American citizen if Republicans retained control of both chambers of Congress in November."},{"text":"At a separate White House event, a reporter questioned whether the administration's financial announcements were intended to influence voters before the midterm elections."},{"text":"The question referred to healthcare refunds, payments to seniors and the proposed $5,000 dividend."},{"text":"Trump defended the measures, arguing that economic growth and tariff revenues had made them possible."},{"text":"\"Well, what we're doing is we have tremendous growth,\" he said."},{"text":"The President did not provide additional documentation during the exchanges to substantiate the alleged healthcare overcharging or the source of the Medicare funds."}]}}},"relatedArticles":{"edges":[{"node":{"uid":"messi-bids-farewell-to-argentina","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Messi bids farewell to 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