Trump's $5,000 Dividend Promise Draws Backlash, Legal Questions
The proposal would cost about $1.384 trillion and likely require congressional approval, while economists and tax experts question its effect on inflation and deficits.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump pledged $5,000 dividends to every American adult during the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas, conditional on Republicans retaining control of Congress in November.
- Experts warn the proposal could cost about $1.384 trillion, adding to national debt and potentially worsening inflation; The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget described the pledge as "fiscally dangerous."
- Critics quickly condemned the announcement, with Democratic Congresswoman Betty McCollum calling it a "desperate gimmick" and Republican Representative Thomas Massie posting on X that he felt "insulted by the notion that my vote this November could be bought for 5k."
- Constitutional barriers complicate the proposal, as the U.S. Constitution bars the president from spending Treasury funds without congressional authorization; FOX 9 Political Analyst David Schultz warned it "runs dangerously close to violating federal and state laws."
- This promise follows several previous unfulfilled cash pledges, including $2,000 checks from tariff revenue that have not materialized since the Supreme Court struck down many of the tariffs intended to fund them.
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US President Trump promises $5,000 to every U.S. citizen – if they choose him. But what happens if the state transfers money to its citizens on a large scale? You don't have to look too far back to find answers.
US President Donald Trump promised $5,000 (R$25.5 thousand) to each "American adult" if Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives and Senate in the November elections in the United States. The promise generated questions about their legality, their cost and the origin of the money. Analysis: In a new scandal to democracy, Trump reveals despair when offering money to Americans to vote in the Republicans' Trump Dividends: Promise …
Mostly, of course, because of its impracticability.
REPUBLICAN Senator Susan Collins has criticized Donald Trump's plan, according to which every adult American would receive a payment of $5,000.
We all know that Donald Trump does not respect the normal rules of the political campaign. Even according to his own standards, his extravagant promise to pay every American citizen $5,000 if the Republicans win the midterm elections was bizarre, writes BBC. This promise was not the central element of his speech from ...
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