Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday sought to deflect criticism that President Donald Trump’s newly proposed $5,000 dividend would further bankrupt the United States, arguing the handout would be offset by tariff revenue. Trump promised “every adult citizen” would receive the dividend if the Republican Party preserves majorities in the…
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Marshall backed Trump's $5,000 check on the trail, couldn't finish the sentence on debate stage.
“They float five grand to get you to the polls, and the second somebody asks how it's paid for, the same guy who campaigned on it can't finish his own sentence on a stage in front of people. That's not a broken promise, that's a check written in the air where nobody has to cash it. Watch the wallet, not the confetti.”
“Marshall's not backing away from anything, he's showing fiscal seriousness, independent thinking, exactly the kind of scrutiny voters want from their senator — did I just call abandoning his own party's $5,000 promise mid-sentence "fiscal seriousness"? That's not what I meant to say. Let's just say he's still evaluating the tariff math, same as everybody.”
The receipts
President Donald Trump teased a $ 5,000 “Trump dividend” in his speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday night, promising the payout if Republicans maintained control of Congress in the November 2026 elections. Trump claimed such a dividend was possible because of the country’s economic success under his…
"We've got to get rid of the $19 trillion in debt" - Trump promised it done "over a period of eight years", 31 March 2016 The Washington Post, 31 March 2016 interview
Marshall backtracks on support for $5,000 Trump dividend in Kansas Senate debateSen. Roger Marshall (R-Kans.) appeared to shift his opinion on President Trump’s $5,000 dividends announced earlier this week. In a debate at the Kansas State Fair against Democratic opponent Adam Hamilton, a moderator asked both candidates if they supported the dividends, citing the proposal’s $1.2 trillion cost amid the growing…
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