Democrats Blast $5,000 Payment Promise Ahead of Trump, Vance Speeches in Dallas
Trump said the payout would depend on Republicans keeping Congress, while Democrats called the $1 trillion plan unrealistic.
- At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, President Donald Trump pledged a $5,000 cash dividend to every American adult if Republicans win control of both the House and Senate.
- Facing significant political headwinds with chronically low approval ratings, Trump made the offer as Historian Sidney Blumenthal recently argued his message reflects a desire for 'unrequited love' and loyalty from Americans.
- The proposal would cost more than $1 trillion and further exacerbate the country's nearly $1.8 trillion annual budget deficit, though Trump has not specified where the estimated $1.35 trillion would come from.
- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., called the president a 'known liar,' stating 'The dividend is not happening,' while Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert called it an 'explicit and desperate attempt to buy votes in the November election.'
- Trump previously promised similar dividends on tariffs and DOGE six months ago, with critics noting no one believes this version will happen, echoing his 2024 campaign pledge of free IVF care costing about $20,000 per treatment.
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The president promised to hand over that amount to every adult, which would require Congressional approval and the bill would cost $1.29 trillion.
Trump officials scramble to manage fallout after his $5K check pledge to all Americans
By Adam Cancryn, Alayna Treene, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump blindsided many of his own administration officials and allies with his vow to pay all American adults $5,000 if Republicans keep control of Congress, prompting an internal scramble on Thursday to backfill the proposal’s specifics, two people familiar with the matter told
Trump’s Desperate Attempt to Bribe Voters Ahead of Election is a New Low
At a speech at the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas, Texas yesterday, Donald Trump promised,“if the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000.”Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement in response:“Even for the notoriously corrupt and lawless Trump, this explicit and desperate attempt to buy votes in the November election is a new low. Trump knows he can’t do this, and yet he’s attempting to bribe v…
Trump’s phony $5,000 promise gets him the headlines he wanted
Donald Trump last night made a ridiculous promise that he won’t keep. If Republicans maintain control of both the House and Senate, he said, he would give every adult in the U.S. $5,000. The journalists covering his speech at the Republican “midterm convention” in Dallas had a choice to make: Should they be honest? Or should they allow themselves to be used? Let’s see how they did. And full credit requires accurately contextualizing it as an act…
Trump dangled $5,000 checks. Then Vance had to explain how this might actually work. · American Wire News
Vice President J.D. Vance found himself in the hot seat following President Trump’s stunning promise to Americans. President Donald Trump made waves on both sides of the aisle and shocked many when he made a vow to give “every American adult” a $5,000 dividend if Republicans remain in control of Congress after the midterm elections. “I can make this promise to you, and here is my promise,” Trump told an audience at the Republican midterm convent…
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