Link: https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-midterms-5000-dollars-7157814-Sep2026/

He did not say where the money would come from.

It will come from the same fund where the tariff refund came from. In other words, the one in his addled brain. Problem is he ends up stealing from that one too.

Alternative title for this article should be: Compulsive liar lies again, and the media still, inexplicable, pretends he sometimes tells the truth.

He did not say where the money would come from.

That's because it's a lie, just like the other times he lied.

This is what happens here in latin america. It hasn't gone great.

Gods, he thinks people are dumb. I mean, people keep falling for it but come the fuck on, man!

This reeks of desperation, that means he's scared. Don't let up, get out and VOTE!

It's not desperation, its not his money and if it actually happened, it would hamstring the incoming Dem president in 2028:

“Only I can make this promise to you,” he said, adding that the Republicans would have to win both the House of Representatives and the Senate for the money to be paid out.

And not only wouldn't it be his money, it wouldn't even be "real" money. There's not a trillion dollars laying around for this (literally what it would cost).

Since Trump's first term in 2016, the debt has doubled from 19 trillion to 40 trillion. This will get tacked on and the debt will be used as an excuse not to fund social programs.

I hate to agree with trump but, Americans are dumb... they have elected him TWICE into office!

And today, kids, we will learn how inflation works...

With the US adult (over 18) population at about 269-270 million, $5000 each would be about $1.3 Trillion imaginary dollars.

Soon as my Doge check and my tariff rebate check arrives.

remember that 5k from the doge savings that he promised? Is that the same 5k?

Ironically, you could almost argue that what he's proposing is a sort of social programーjust an extremely clunky and ill-conceived (and likely illegal) one.

Like that would ever happen.

But who will bring this ad to the people?

The really infuriating part is that there an absolute shitload of feckless imbeciles who will be swayed by this

It is wildly illegal. Would be great if this crime finally did him in.

Anyone who believes Trump is like an abused partner saying "He is sorry he hit me, but he promises he's going to take me somewhere nice." GET OUT OF THERE!

He thinks Americans can be bought of with $5,000?

Oh God.

Elon didn't get jail time or fined. When you're famous, they let you do it, as he said.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/597

Lock him up.

Every US adult, or every US person who can consent. Because by his definition that might increase the number of people dramatically.

The dollars would be real, the value would not.

Trump is ruling like a particular type of typical dictator--protectionists tarriffs and printing money. Expect Argentina-style inflation in a few years. Don't denominate your savings in dollars, guys.

Honestly, that price is higher than I would have expected.

Isn’t this UBI?

Hasn't he already promised us money that no one except corporations have gotten?

You thought PPP inflation was bad?

I've argued before that people would be more likely to vote if it came with a small tax break

By the time he's done with the economy that'll almost buy a combo meal at the cheapest burger spot in town.

Nah, UBI is a steady monthly payment you can count on.

This is just a straight up one time promise of a bribe that likely won't happen and burn Republicans even harder.

trump should have lost trust decades ago, but he's actually lost a lot in the last two years

But as stupid as Trump voters are in the first place, they are bound to believe him. Regardless that the promised DOGE checks have somehow disappeared...

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

Could this be per offense? I wonder if that would set a new Guinness record for longest sentence.

Suddenly he wants to redistribute wealth like a communist.

228 million years seems plenty fair.

Nor did he specify how is going to be checked.

I'd lie about that for 5k

Does this not count as election interference the same way musk promising to pay people for voting is?

Like 3 or 4 times I think

It is absolutely desperation. Why do you think they threw a mid term rally in Texas in the first place?

I don't know if people are aware of this, but Trump has told a furphy or two in his time. Crazy, I know, but he has.

Sadly, people are gonna fall for this. smh my head

Yeah. I think cheap eggs are enough.

When people say an act is of desperation, they mean someone willing to throw away anything besides their most important thing.

This isn't an act of desperation, because even if he "pays up" it doesn't negatively effect them.

It's like if you were robbing me, so I said "wait, if you don't take my stuff, you can rob the neighbor!"

An act of desperation is if a home invader had a gun to your head and you said "take all my stuff just don't kill me"

I know I can be pedantic, but this clearly isn't an act of desperation because trump isn't offering anything he owns.

I promise everyone eleventy bajillion dollars if they don't vote for him and his moron squad.

What’s savings?

He is without integrity, so a promise from him is meaningless.

This is great news. I'm so excited that I'm going to vote twice!

Lol just print a trillion dollars.

$5000 isn't enough money for me to change the way i vote. The negative impact of giving them more power is greater than the positive impact of that money, I could use it though. If Dems take over both chambers they should send approve the stimulus to spite him. Make him veto it and have him say he's vetoing it because Americans didn't vote the way he wanted them to.

I'm 44, have written 3 books, and read an awful lot. First time coming across furphy.

If you get that much just for voting for him, imagine the riches that will be bestowed on you once he's elected! It's a win win!