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Trump Says $5,000 Giveaway He Floated is '100%' Happening
12+ hour, 9+ min ago (261+ words) President Donald Trump guaranteed that his $5,000 checks to all Americans are “100%” going forward if Republicans win the midterms and that he knows “exactly” how he’ll pay for it. Trump met with reporters on the tarmac in Shannon, Ireland, when he…...
Speaker Johnson Tip-Toes Around Trump’s $5,000 Giveaway Pledge Under Pointed Questioning from NBC’s Welker
15+ hour, 36+ min ago (451+ words) House Speaker Mike Johnson referred to President Donald Trump’s $5,000 giveaway pledge as “brainstorming” for the American people when questioned by NBC News’s Kristen Welker on Sunday. Trump made the pledge at last week’s GOP midterm convention in Texas, saying his…...
GOP Economic Advisor Tells Fox Trump’s $5K Pledge Would Be ‘Disastrous’ For The Country
15+ hour, 56+ min ago (173+ words) GOP economic advisor Douglas Holtz-Eakin told Fox News on Saturday that President Donald Trump’s pledge to give $5,000 to every American adult would be “disastrous” for the U.S. economy. Trump made the pledge at the GOP midterm convention in Texas…...
Trump Is Already Planning for 2032 as He Demands New ’30-Foot’ Statue at the Smithsonian
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (348+ words) President Donald Trump is demanding the Smithsonian Institution immediately junk one of its longtime sculptures and replace it with a new statue — to mark George Washington’s 300th birthday. Trump posted a plan on Truth Social Friday night for what the venerated…...
Trump Admin Reportedly Nixes $25 Million in National Park Projects
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (428+ words) President Donald Trump’s administration has reportedly rejected more than 130 planned projects at national parks, putting at least $25 million in previously secured funding on hold. The Interior Department last month declined to approve partnership agreements covering projects at parks including Yellowstone,…...
House Republican Accuses Trump’s Election-Linked Check of Being ‘Pay-to-Play Politics’
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (298+ words) Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) warned on Friday that President Donald Trump’s plan to give Americans a $5,000 check should the GOP win the midterms sounds a lot like “pay-to-play politics.” Trump sparked a wave of controversy earlier in the week by…...
Jesse Watters Says Trump's $5,000 Check Is 'Like a Woman"
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (338+ words) Fox News’ Jesse Watters had a unique take on President Donald Trump’s offer to send a $5,000 check to every American should the GOP come out victorious in the midterms. Speaking on Thursday’s edition of The Five, Watters bizarrely compared Trump’s…...
Ex-Trump Official Says $5K Check Proposal Makes It Harder for Voters to Distinguish Between GOP and Socialists
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (321+ words) Marc Short, who served in President Donald Trump’s first administration, said the out of the blue proposal for Americans to be handed $5,000 checks is making it harder for voters to distinguish between Republicans and Democratic socialists going into the midterms....
CNN Plays Mash-Up Of Trump Promising ‘Over And Over Again’ To Send Big Checks To Americans
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (258+ words) CNN’s Manu Raju played a mash-up of President Donald Trump promising to send big checks to Americans, in light of his latest claim he’ll send $5,000 to every citizen if Republicans keep control of Congress in the midterm elections. “The president’s…...
National Review Op-Ed Absolutely Wallops Trump for $5K Giveaway Scheme: ‘Morally, Practically, and Politically Catastrophic’
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (310+ words) (The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images ) National Review columnist Charles C. W. Cooke eviscerated President Donald Trump’s $5K scheme to convince Americans to vote Republican in the midterm elections. Under the headline, “Trump Breaks Glass, Joins Socialists, Embraces Bribery,” Cooke called Trump’s proposal…...