Andrew Neil: Trump’s Fantasy $5,000 Giveaway Won’t Rescue Republicans in the Midterms

Column | Why a $5,000 Trump dividend check won’t solve your money woes

A payout could help for short-term relief, but it's no substitute for economic stability or long-term cost of living

Andrew Neil: Trump’s Fantasy $5,000 Giveaway Won’t Rescue Republicans in the Midterms

Internewscast Internewscast As political sweeteners go, this one could hardly be more blatant. Back… This Post: Andrew Neil: Trump’s Fantasy $5,000 Giveaway Won’t Rescue Republicans in the Midterms first appeared on Internewscast

ANDREW NEIL: A fantasy $5,000 bribe won't save Trump's mid-terms

Trump is now campaigning and everything is far from fine for Republicans. Their prospects for November get worse by the week. The House was always likely to fall to the Democrats.

Trump’s $5,000 Promise Won’t Save Republicans in the Midterms

NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal Few political offers could sound more audacious. President Trump this week told Americans that if they keep Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress at November’s midterm elections, every adult citizen would receive $5,000 (£3,700). Even by Trump’s standards, the proposal resembles an extraordinary form of electoral inducement — and, in my view, betrays […]