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Trump promises $5,000 for everyone...with a catch.
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Trump promises $5,000 for everyone...with a catch.

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Trump says every American adult gets a $5,000 "Trump Dividend," but only if Republicans keep the House and Senate in November. The Census Bureau's count puts the price tag over a trillion dollars, and Trump gave no real plan for how to pay for it, even hedging on stage that "we might not win." But he can't send the checks himself: Congress would have to approve the money, and it likely wouldn't go out until after you've already voted. The White House calls it tariff money coming back to Americans, critics like Gavin Newsom call it buying votes, and legal experts cited by the AP are split on whether it's a normal campaign promise or a serious legal problem. So would $5,000 change your vote, or does that cross a line? https://san.com/?utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_content=owned Love what we're doing here? Support unbiased journalism by becoming a Straight Arrow subscriber: https://straightarrowne.ws/subscribe

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