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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 congressional Republicans face no clear legislative path and broad opposition.
- 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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Trump’s Reckless $5,000 ‘Dividend’
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Lake Geneva NewsWisconsin’s GOP lawmakers split on Trump's $5,000 checks
Tom Tiffany backs Trump’s proposed dividend, while Ron Johnson emphasizes deficit reduction.
·Madison, United States
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Nebraska lawmakers weigh in on Trump’s proposed $5K 'dividend'
Nebraska lawmakers are not going all in on President Donald Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend just yet.
·North Platte, United States
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