Trump is attempting to bribe the voters into voting for the Republican Party in the Midterms

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I pity the suckers who believe this for even a second.
There are only two groups that would.
1. The most desperate people of the US who are a paycheck away from being on the streets. They'll roll the dice for any chance to get $5,000, even if they're pretty sure it's fake.
2. The most die-hard of the MAGA cult. If the money isn't given to them, then they'll just blame congress for not appropriating the $1.3 trillion necessary for such an inflationary thing.

It’s actually kind of frustrating because I wish they would have an honest conversation about this stuff. I am not even her to shit on Trump, I just want to understand why and how they can still support someone like this? Party lines aside, Trump is openly doing corrupt shit, how has he not crossed a line for them? I want to hear from them directly
I think there may be some people suffering from post-cult shame. People feel embarrassed that they were suckered, ashamed that they believed obvious lies (Even when people told them over and over they were lying), and they don't want to be reminded of the repercussions of their support. Talking about it can make them angry at themselves, so people avoid the subject entirely because it's emotionally difficult. They may have a lot to say, but repression is just easier.

Honestly, I'm not even sure if I'd be able to have a calm conversation about the topic with them at this point. People have fallen for the schtick THREE TIMES!!! Now it seems the third time was the charm, and the entire world is in upheaval due to this administration. All countries holding US debt are selling as fast as they can, bonds area rising like crazy, BRICS is closer to throwing the US off as the global currency, and they're 40 trillion in the hole with nothing to show for it. Shit is getting bad.
 
As someone else pointed out, it's almost 1 trillion of cash

$1.3 Trillion actually. May as well be a gazillion because, just like with the DOGE and tariff checks, we will never see a penny. Trump actually did the same thing at the end of his last presidency, suggesting Congress pass $2000 checks in a desperate bribe after he fucked up the world with his terrible COVID response. Mitch McConnell and the Republican Congress had a fit and lowered it to $600 and Democrats had to finish up the job by issuing $1400 checks after they won the election.

Now think again about what the chances are that Republicans would pass $5000 checks. Lol.
 
I posted in 2020 about this

https://www.businessinsider.com/bid...f-2000-stimulus-checks-immediately-2021-1?amp

Of course then all you democrats didnt agree that it was buying votes.
I think you're missing some context on that one. Trump originally oversaw the COVID relief payments. It was extremely bipartisan and passed with 92-6 in the senate (Six republicans said no. All democrats said yes). Congress allowed $600 to be sent out, but Trump wanted it increased to $2,000. The house passed it, but McConnell in the senate didn't allow a vote.

Biden then came in and said if they got two extra seats, they'd be able to pass the $2,000 that was previously promised. Which they did do with an extra $1,400.

What Trump is trying to do now is create a new payment that doesn't exist under the pretext of dividends and making it conditional on the Republicans saying in power.

You can try to say that they're both examples of tying financial benefits to an election, but the circumstances and the status of the payments are pretty starkly different.
 
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