Trump faces MAGA backlash over $5K election offer
Economists say the one-time payout could cost up to $1.35 trillion as some Republicans call it welfare or vote-buying.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump pledged a $5,000 "Trump dividend" to every adult American at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, contingent on Republicans maintaining control of Congress in November.
- Economists estimate the one-time payout would cost between $1.2 trillion and $1.35 trillion, far exceeding tariff revenue the administration floated to cover it. Congress must authorize such federal spending, not the executive branch alone.
- Conservative commentator Matt Walsh called the proposal "welfare" and "idiotic," while Former Republican Rep. Bob Good labeled it "a socialist vote-buying scheme that would cost nearly $1 trillion." Walsh criticized the timing as "shameless" given Republicans control Washington.
- While some Republicans like Rick Hunt praised the strategy as "good for the American people," Thomas Massie mocked the offer, writing on X he cannot "in good conscience accept a penny less than 10k" due to inflation concerns.
- Republican committeewoman Nina Webber hopes the proposal drives voter turnout, though some Republicans remain skeptical, asking "Why would he do that?" Violet Spell, a Texas precinct chair, said she is "looking forward to see if it happens.
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Letter: If Trump is buying votes with $5k offer, add mine to tariff payment
President Donald Trump's unprecedented midterm GOP "convention" this week included an extraordinary offer: If Republicans retain control of the House and Senate, Trump said he would issue $5,000 dividends to all American adults. ("$5,000 for every American? Trump's similar 'dividends'…
Right-wing media can't decide if Trump's $5,000 midterm promise is "bold" or "flagrant bribery"
Right-wing figures are divided on President Donald Trump’s claim during his September 9 speech at the GOP midterm convention that the government will send $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans maintain control of Congress, with some arguing “we can’t afford” the "inflationary" payments and equating them to “flagrant bribery,” while others claimed Trump's plan is “creative” and “a bet on the future."
MAGA star lobs grenade at Trump over 'shameless' election-year 'bribery'
A prominent MAGA commentator has turned his fire on President Donald Trump's newest campaign promise, branding it welfare and "flagrant bribery."Daily Wire host Matt Walsh unloaded Thursday on the $5,000 "Trump dividend," the payout Trump vowed at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas to send ...
Right Wing Site Rages: Trump Is “Embracing Bribery”
The National Review reports: Painfully aware that, once the midterms are over, he risks being gradually consigned to irrelevance, President Trump has hit once again upon a Hail Mary plan for political success. That plan is bribery. Last night, after vocally condemning the rise of socialism in the United States, Trump pledged some of his … The post Right Wing Site Rages: Trump Is “Embracing Bribery” appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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