cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9508585
Trump speaks at GOP midterm convention in Dallas
Trump claims he will send $5,000 to every citizen if Republicans hold on to control of Congress
Trump has claimed he will send every citizen $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the US House and Senate. He provided no details about where he would source this money from or the legality of the incentive.
“So if the Republicans win, you win with us … it will be called the Trump dividend,” the president said.
30 Comments
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 12 pts · 1d
No fucking way he pays out. Not a goddamn chance.
The (300*5000=...) 1.5 Trillion USD is NOT fucking happening
Geobloke@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1d
In addition, I'm not sure he knows how inflation works
notannpc@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1d
If you believe this pedophile at this point you have no business participating in elections. How many checks were you supposed to have received by now? And where are they?
Fucking morons.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 10 pts · 1d
he will say we cant afford it, and it will never get mentioned again. as soon as the files die down again.
JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1d
And the cheques will go out just as soon as the $2 gas he promised.
And the end of the gaza war
And the release of the epstein files
And...
newton@feddit.online · 9 pts · 1d
Lies!!!
Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1d
They will surely come two weeks after the elections are over.
hOrni@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1d
Not only will Americans vote republican, some of them will actually believe this.
MrMakabar@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 1d
I am not a US American, so why do the Democrats not promise something similar. Hell even proper public healthcare is probably worth $5000 per person in the US.
don_kiedyck@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1d
Bull pussy.
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · -1 pts · 1d
Why are you fuckers promoting this shitstain?
Ascrod@midwest.social · 10 pts · 1d
It's important to stay abreast of the latest bullshit so that it can be combatted and mocked.
Salamence@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 1d
its called reporting, maybe if you cared about journalism you would know
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · -3 pts · 1d
Theres a lot going on and Trump lies 21 times a day on average, lets not propogate his lies further.
queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 1d
He's the President of the United States, what he says and does matters and should be reported by the news. If no one ever bothered to report on the insane things he says and does, how would anyone know about them?
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · -1 pts · 1d
He says and does a lot of shit that we don't repeat every day, why choose this statement if not to intentionally mislead others?
queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1d
Not trying to be snarky but, how do you know?
Second, I'm not sure what is misleading. Trump really did blurt out a bribe for voting Republican, it seems, which is one of the two named Impeachable Offenses in the US constitution. Seems newsworthy to me.
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · -1 pts · 1d
Because I have other sources of news than just the fediverse and there are people whose full-time jobs is tracking his 21 lies a day average.
Trump did not blurt out a bribe because Trump would never, ever, pay it out. But idiots won't know that.
queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1d
By people whose full-time job is tracking his lies, you mean journalists? This is a story from the guardian and was presumably written by journalists. Not sure what you mean by sources outside the fediverse. I feel like I'm missing a thread in this conversation.
Second thing: It is a bribe by US federal laws, which usually cover the promise of an exchange as well as the actual exchange, c.f. 18 U.S. Code § 210 - Offer to procure appointive public office:
"Bribery" is also commonly understood to start at the offer, not at the consummation of the deal, at least in my experience. I don't know how common that is in different US states, or if it's that way outside the US.
Beside that, impeachable offenses don't have to be crimes defined by US law, whether a given offense is impeachable is solely in the hands of congress. I actually think this is a good thing to try an impeachment over, it's a blatant offer of a quid pro quo and Trump is getting so unpopular that Republicans might be willing to finally ditch him and pretend they never knew the guy. Who knows though, I've been half-expecting the Republican party to drop Trump and get a new standard bearer for six years now, and they keep not doing it, so clearly I don't have an accurate read of the situation.
Salamence@mander.xyz · 0 pts · 1d
Demanding media do a 24/7 news silence on the guy wont make you win the election you know, you already tried that in 2024, how about you call him out on his bullshit instead? instead of wasting time on something coporate and indie media wont do, especially in this small internet forum
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · -5 pts · 1d
Nah fuck you, theres a choice in what to post and repost and you chose a harmful headline if nothing else.
Salamence@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 1d
its what he said, what else would a headline say?, being a pro-democratic party version of maga wont ensure your win again him either, also a "harmfull" headline like i write for the guardian
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · -4 pts · 1d
What he said is harmful
Telling lies is harmful
How is that not obvious?
Salamence@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 1d
you know whats more harmful?
not reporting on a lie, so that it keep getting repeated, with no counter.