Republicans Balk at Trump’s $5,000 Adult Payout Plan as Fiscal Hawks Call It a Gimmick
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 10
Republicans Balk at Trump’s $5,000 Adult Payout Plan as Fiscal Hawks Call It a Gimmick
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 10
Summary
$5,000 for every adult American became an immediate flashpoint at Republicans’ Dallas midterm convention after Trump tied the payout to a November victory.
Republican critics said the proposal clashes with the party’s anti-socialism message and lacks a credible funding source, with House Freedom Caucus vice chair Ralph Norman calling it “far-fetched” as U.S. debt nears $40 trillion.
Joe Lonsdale, a major Republican donor and Palantir co-founder, also rejected the idea, calling it “bread and circus bribes” even while backing a GOP midterm win.
Democrats seized on the plan as vote-buying, leaving Trump’s trillion-dollar pitch facing resistance from both opponents and some in his own party.