# Readers Fight Over Trump's $5,000 Promise

> Post letter writers split hard over a $5,000 payout dangled at a GOP convention, then turn to the blood on the parade route.
- Title: Readers Fight Over Trump's $5,000 Promise · New York Post
- Summary: Post letter writers split hard over a $5,000 payout dangled at a GOP convention, then turn to the blood on the parade route. A pre-election cash promise with…
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- Source: New York Post — https://nypost.com/2026/09/11/opinion/president-trumps-5k-dividend-letters
- Published: 2026-09-11T19:31:26+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: trump, midterms, letters, new york, politics, news, entertainment
## Five thousand for your vote
At the first GOP midterm convention in Dallas, Trump offered every American $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress. How it gets paid for went unexplained.

> just pretend I'm on the ballot
## Pigs will fly first
David Kahn of Boca Raton reads it as panic from a man who will say anything to dodge consequences, and bets the checks never arrive.

> Anyone willing to buy what Trump is selling will see pigs fly before that $5,000 lands in their mailbox.
## A rabbit out of the hat
Ronald Frank saw showmanship that worked. Cameras caught Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent nodding along as the number landed.

> If so, promises made, promises kept.
## Do the arithmetic
Bruce Ellis multiplies $5,000 by 200 million-plus adults and gets roughly $1 trillion, then throws the GOP's Biden attacks back at them.

> When are Republicans going to admit he is insane?
## Bribe or bargain
Stephen Colasacco says Medicare for All would cost far more, so spare him the price complaints. Bob Bascelli of Seaford answers in one line.

> President Trump can keep his $5,000 bribe. We will keep our democracy.
## Who lost the parade
After 10 people were shot or stabbed at the West Indian Day Parade, readers split between honoring the costume and float builders and pulling next year's permit.

> You could line the parade route with NYPD officers, yet if someone wants something to happen, it will.
## Key takeaway

A pre-election cash promise with no mechanism attached reads as a gift to supporters and a bribe to everyone else.