Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November.

The dubious promise would likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval, and would further exacerbate the country’s nearly $1.8 trillion annual budget deficit and concerns about inflation.

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      2 months ago

      Still waiting for a replacement for the ACA, which was supposed to be so easy to do in the first week… Of his first term.

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        2 months ago

        Not even Trump has enough child prostitutes to offer up to the wealthy stakeholders to make this happen.