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Trump, hoping to salvage midterms, makes dubious pledge to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins
Associated press ^ | BY JONATHAN J. COOPER

Posted on 09/09/2026 10:33:41 PM PDT by NoLibZone

President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November.

The dubious promise would likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval, and would further exacerbate the country’s nearly $1.8 trillion annual budget deficit and concerns about inflation.

“If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000,” Trump said during the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas. “It will be called the Trump Dividend.”

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2026midterms; midterms

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1 posted on 09/09/2026 10:33:41 PM PDT by NoLibZone
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To: NoLibZone

Well sure, why not?

I consider it a refund of my own money - money that has been stolen from me by the democrats to pay people to vote, to pay illegals, to pay foreign countries and people who hate us… and to pay for an invading army to replace us.

So yeah, hit me with that DOGE refund.


2 posted on 09/09/2026 10:41:57 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary )
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To: NoLibZone

Also: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4394917/posts


3 posted on 09/09/2026 10:43:38 PM PDT by Drago (.)
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To: NFHale

How can you salvage something you haven’t lost yet?


4 posted on 09/09/2026 10:44:27 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: NoLibZone

I wish I still had all those Covid checks. If those craps tables had only been looser.


5 posted on 09/09/2026 10:49:37 PM PDT by rexthecat
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To: NoLibZone

Why be subtle about buying votes? Just let it all hang out. The democrats do it so that makes it fine doesn’t it?


6 posted on 09/09/2026 10:50:39 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Opinions and belly buttons, everybody has one and they get to show them if they want to.)
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To: NoLibZone

Well, do it now because no one will believe you otherwise.
He keeps making these kinds of promises and not putting the money where his mouth is. Do it or stop making these promises.

I think the last time he said he was going to do this was October or November last year. Back then it was $2000, but he said it wouldn’t be before Christmas. LOL


7 posted on 09/09/2026 11:03:05 PM PDT by dforest
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To: NoLibZone

Will these checks come before or after Trump sends us the promised tariff dividend check and the DOGE dividend check? Fool me once, twice…


8 posted on 09/09/2026 11:05:12 PM PDT by thegagline (If you hate Christians, Vote Talarico. Sic semper tyrannis! Zeldin for President )
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To: NFHale

It would do more to help Americans than Nancy Pelosi
and The Democrats’ $3.9 Trillion Dollar
‘Inflation Reduction Act’

Which helped NO ONE at all

Yeah I get where it’s all going though


9 posted on 09/09/2026 11:16:35 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

‘ reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November’
Flipping Democrat Senate seats in Michigan and New Hampshire is not sagging fortunes.


10 posted on 09/09/2026 11:24:29 PM PDT by brookwood (First the left said it was OK to steal. Next they said it was OK to kill and autis)
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To: brookwood

It’s The Democrat Press

The Democrat Associated Press

ALWAYS with the Democratic Party Agenda

Good job pointing that out

I saw that too


11 posted on 09/09/2026 11:28:50 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: NoLibZone

Well if the Democrats get back in full control
it will be the end of the Republic and what few
Freedoms we still enjoy


12 posted on 09/09/2026 11:31:05 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: NoLibZone

Live by the dollar and lose by the dollar. No worry. He won’t have to pay it out. He’s losing his base


13 posted on 09/09/2026 11:31:39 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Islam is an ideology. It is NOT a religion.)
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