From TIME · Chad de Guzman · · 2m
Trump's cash promises ahead of midterms
With approval ratings low and November's midterms weeks away, Trump is making financial pledges to preserve Republican majorities in Congress.
In brief
With approval ratings low and November's midterms weeks away, Trump is making financial pledges to preserve Republican majorities in Congress. Trump is promising cash handouts to voters before the midterms, but his track record of delivering on similar pledges is mixed. Originally reported by TIME.
Trump bets cash will win votes
With approval ratings low and November's midterms weeks away, President Trump is making financial pledges to preserve Republican majorities in Congress.
Eight billion for farmers in Kansas
At a Kansas rally on Monday, Trump announced an eight billion dollar aid package to help American farmers offset higher diesel costs in the current harvest season.
Diesel prices driven up by Iran war
Diesel has remained above six dollars per gallon since mid-September, per the American Automobile Association, as oil prices have been pushed up by the war with Iran, which Trump started in late February.
Five thousand dollar dividend proposal
In September, Trump promised a Dallas crowd his Administration would give every American adult a five thousand dollar dividend if Republicans maintain congressional majorities.
Voters skeptical of five thousand checks
A Wall Street Journal poll in September found that sixty four percent of respondents thought Trump's proposed five thousand dollar checks were a bad idea right now.
“bad idea right now”
Two thousand dollar checks never came
Trump repeatedly promised a two thousand dollar stimulus check or tax rebate funded by global tariffs since November twenty twenty five, but as of this month, such dividends have yet to materialize.
Medicare cards promised in twenty twenty
During his first term in twenty twenty, Trump promised his Administration would send two hundred dollar discount cards to thirty three million older Americans on Medicare to help pay for prescription drugs.
Trump spending over four hundred million
Trump says he has spent or will be spending over four hundred million dollars by Election Day.His super political action committee, MAGA Inc.
“I have spent, or will be spending, over 400 Million Dollars by Election Day”
MAGA Inc. raised four hundred seventy three million
MAGA Inc. has raised about four hundred seventy three million dollars since Trump's re-election in twenty twenty four. Major donors include billionaire Diane Hendricks, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, and casino-resort developer Steve Wynn.
The key point
Trump is promising cash handouts to voters before the midterms, but his track record of delivering on similar pledges is mixed.
