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DeSantis knocks Trump’s $5K dividend payment pledge: ‘More debt and more inflation’
DeSantis said the plan would add debt and inflation as Republicans face no clear legislative path for a bill worth more than $1 trillion.
- President Donald Trump's pledge to give $5,000 to all adult U.S. citizens if Republicans keep control of Congress faces formidable obstacles on Capitol Hill, including resistance from members of his own party.
- Historically, many congressional Republicans have staked hard ideological lines on responsible federal budgeting, but the proposal tests those principles as the national debt reached a historic $40 trillion milestone this summer.
- Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, said in a Sept. 9 Fox News interview, "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," while Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, wrote on X that he was "insulted by the notion" his vote could be "bought for 5k."
- Democrats quickly labeled the plan a "bribe," and with a price tag exceeding $1 trillion, the GOP must pursue a party-line bill to overcome the 60-vote Senate threshold, a narrow path given uniform Democratic opposition.
- Florida Governor DeSantis, term-limited in January, has urged states to pursue a balanced-budget amendment, arguing that "the way it works now in Congress, their incentives are to add debt for short-term political benefit.
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Ron DeSantis shoots down Trump’s $5K dividend proposal: ‘More inflation’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis scolded President Trump on Thursday for offering $5,000 dividends to all Americans if Republicans hold the House and Senate in the 2026 midterm elections, saying the payouts would cause inflation to surge.
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C 25%
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