Budget Expert: A $5,000 Dividend on $40 Trillion of Debt? ‘Laughable’

Trump promised every American adult $5,000 if the GOP holds Congress. It'd likely cost more than $1 trillion: 'Trump Dividend'

JD Vance later narrowed the promise.

Trump dangles $5,000 checks as debt surges — but only if GOP can clear major midterm hurdle

President Donald Trump's $5,000 dividend pledge could cost roughly $1.2 trillion, with JD Vance suggesting wealthy Americans may be excluded.

Budget Expert: A $5,000 Dividend on $40 Trillion of Debt? ‘Laughable’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The idea that the U.S. has enough money lying around to hand Americans $5,000 checks is “backwards and bordering on laughable,” according to a budget expert — especially with the national debt now above $40 trillion. President Donald Trump has proposed a $5,000 “dividend” for American adults if Republicans retain control of […]

Trump's $5k 'bribe' bombs on Fox & Friends: 'It's gonna run up the debt'

President Donald Trump’s promise to pay $5,000 dividends to every American citizen landed with a thud on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” Thursday morning, with host Lawrence Jones apprehensively offering Trump an alternative to his unprecedented plan.Trump made the promise while speaking at the RNC midterm convention Wednesday in Dallas, Texas, and the pledge was immediately labeled a “bribe” by countless critics. “Fox & Friends” host Rachel Campos-Du…

Fox Anchor Grills Vance on Trump’s $5K Midterms Pledge: ‘They’re Saying Out Loud… the President Is Bribing Voters’

Baier noted that such a program could cost roughly $1.3T and put some of the most stinging criticism of the proposal directly to the vice president. The post Fox Anchor Grills Vance on Trump’s $5K Midterms Pledge: ‘They’re Saying Out Loud… the President Is Bribing Voters’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Trump touts $6,300 payout if Republicans win as Vance waits in wings

No further details were immediately available about the proposal. Read more at straitstimes.com.