Trump says US to send one-time $90 payment to 20 million seniors enrolled in Medicare

The announcement is the latest in a series of financial promises the Republican leader has made to voters heading into the Novembermidterm electionswhere control of Congress is at stake. Read:US Republicans seek voter relief before midterm elections.

Trump's Republican Party currently has a narrow majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives but hisapproval rating has been lowover his handling of the high cost of living for Americans during theUS-Israeli war on Iranthat has spiked oil and gas prices.

The White House released some details of Trump's plan on its website, saying most eligible seniors will receive the payment in the form of a direct deposit of $90 in early October. Those without direct deposit will receive a check, also sent in early October, to the mailing address they have registered with Medicare, the White House said.

Read More:Trump government ads draw scrutiny weeks before midterm elections. Last month, Trump proposed sending $5,000 checks to all adult citizens if ⁠the Republicans keep control of the House and Senate in the midterms, though analysts, economists and even some Republicans in Congress reacted with skepticism to the plan.

The Trump administration is also separately sending $500 payments to nearly 1 million Americans in a move that strategists say could potentially influence some election races. The White House says those payments were a refund for what it describes as excessive fees charged to people ‌who purchased health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.