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.”
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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.
How can you salvage something you haven’t lost yet?
I wish I still had all those Covid checks. If those craps tables had only been looser.
Why be subtle about buying votes? Just let it all hang out. The democrats do it so that makes it fine doesn’t it?
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
Will these checks come before or after Trump sends us the promised tariff dividend check and the DOGE dividend check? Fool me once, twice…
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
‘ reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November’
Flipping Democrat Senate seats in Michigan and New Hampshire is not sagging fortunes.
It’s The Democrat Press
The Democrat Associated Press
ALWAYS with the Democratic Party Agenda
Good job pointing that out
I saw that too
Well if the Democrats get back in full control
it will be the end of the Republic and what few
Freedoms we still enjoy
Live by the dollar and lose by the dollar. No worry. He won’t have to pay it out. He’s losing his base
The man has been in office since last February…you want miracles.
And where is the base going? The DSSA?
Exactly
The President is one man
The Machine is a Gigantic Fortress
built over several decades
I guess people have forgotten that 12 years
of Barack Hussein Obama and Joe Biden
12 years of misery
The Democrats in all forms are determined to
destroy the Republic
The base is staying home. Too many people here forget that Trump was elected with a huge groundswell of support from independents and Democrats. These people aren’t going to show up to support your typical GOP candidate for Congress.
The left and its cronies would love t see the money diverted to thier pockets cause
Yes! Fonzie redux! So stupid. It could backfire and result in lost seats. Nobody will believe they would ever get paid.
What I do believe is the economic growth from Trump policies (even having to drag R party along) enriches every worker.
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