Trump Promised $5,000 to Citizens If the GOP Keeps Congress. He Also Joked It Wouldn't Go Far in Mar-a-Lago.
Trump said the checks would be spent in the United States and suggested $5,000 would buy only a hamburger and dessert at Mar-a-Lago.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump promoted his proposed $5,000 'Trump Dividend' at a rally in Corpus Christi, Texas, joking that the payment would barely cover a hamburger and small dessert at his Mar-a-Lago club.
- The $5,000 payment pledge is conditional on Republicans retaining control of both the House and Senate, though Congress has not authorized or funded the proposal.
- Distributing $5,000 to every American adult would cost about $1.2 trillion, with economists warning the lump-sum payment could increase consumer demand and add to inflationary pressures.
- Recent surveys show 55% of voters believe household costs are climbing faster than usual, making affordability a central concern ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
- Pointing to past unfulfilled promises, critics note the administration has yet to publish a payment blueprint, including 2020 commitments for $200 prescription-drug cards to 33 million Medicare beneficiaries that were never distributed.
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Trump Boasts: Mar-A-Lago Hamburgers Cost $5000
The Daily Beast reports: Billionaire President Donald Trump has bizarrely joked about how expensive food is at Mar-a-Lago—even as cost-of-living concerns dominate voters’ minds. Trump, 80, told a Texas crowd that he is still standing by what is essentially a bribe to midterm voters: $5,000 for each adult citizen if Republicans keep the House and … The post Trump Boasts: Mar-A-Lago Hamburgers Cost $5000 appeared first on Joe.My.God..
Trump Promised $5,000 to Citizens If the GOP Keeps Congress. He Also Joked it Wouldn't go Far in Mar-a-Lago.
"The problem is that for $5,000, the most you'll be able to buy is a hamburger and maybe a small dessert," Trump said, in reference to his Mar-a-Lago resort.
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