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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    1 day ago

    Just making the offer of money for votes is a federal crime. You don’t even have to actual do it. But of course no one in power has the balls to do anything.

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        21 hours ago

        End Game: Every American who accepts bribe is locked up. I refuse and I am free to run around and do whatever I want.

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      Would end a Democratic administration (at any level of government, by the way, not just federal).

      Yet Republicans can do whatever the fuck they want I guess.