Fact-check: Can Trump give Americans $5,000 if Republicans win midterms?
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The Republican National Committee considers the proposed payments to be part of Trump's overall economic vision and argues that the candidates should support it.
Fact-check: Can Trump give Americans $5,000 if Republicans win midterms?
"I am gonna get for all adults, Democrat, Republican, all adults in our country. And you deserve it with what you had to do and how you had to suffer for four years under Biden. We're going to get you, if we win, we're going to get you $5,000," President Donald Trump said Sept. 16 in Gastonia.
Democrats Should Take Trump’s $5,000 Promise Seriously – Free Press of Jacksonville
by Kevin Harris Donald Trump’s promise to send American adults a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” if Republicans retain control of Congress deserves more than ridicule from Democrats. There are plenty of reasons to question the proposal. Trump has not provided a detailed mechanism for delivering the payments. Congress would have to act and Republicans themselves are divided over the idea. The estimated cost is well over $1 trillion, raising legitimate co…
What can you buy with Trump’s totally real $5,000 check?
If Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention for the upcoming midterms was not unconventional enough, the president stood in front of an only partially-filled stadium and pledged to give every U.S. adult a $5,000 check if the Republicans won the midterm elections. Immediately, the media was quick to point out the flaws in his claim. Comments flew in accusing the president of buying votes, as well as reports that such a dividend would not on…
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