Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections — this time, to more than 20 million seniors, giving them $90 each to help pay for Medicare premiums.
The announcement, made late Friday night by Trump on social media, comes after the president last month said about 1 million people would get rebate checks of $500 for Affordable Care Act premiums. He has also promised on the campaign trail to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
That pledge — which would require approval from Congress — would likely cost more than $1 trillion, adding to the deficit and worsening inflation.
Maybe they could duct tape the $90 check to the wall and try to sell it for a huuuuge markup:
Well, it may not indefinitely get you health care, but almost a decade for sure.
Man he buying these people cheap. Whole 90 dollars that get them to the polls in his favor. Holy shit please tell me people are smarter then this?
lol theyre american. of course not
You’re right. Source: I’m Merican
They already voted for him, they’re dumb as fuck and hate the women in their lives.
Despite all the replies, people, in general, are smarter than this. Especially when they are being faced with real material problems like they are now. They don’t care about some imaginary threat of immigrants or trans children playing sports when they can’t afford to drive to the grocery store.
There will be tons of people still voting for Republicans. But, on average, this country is not that stupid. This midterms are going to be such a blowout, that my only worry is that the Trump administrations only defense will be to say they were ridged and send in the national guard. That’s how much they’re about to get smoked.
Yeah, one Arby’s combo meal, thanks
I wonder how much money this clown has made since being President?
If you want to be rich in America, be like Trump. He learned that you can make a LOT more money as a politician than a businessman, even while working half as much (at most, I’d be shocked if he worked more than a couple hours a day).
He has always been a little slow, took him long enough to figure things out.
You can’t pay me enough to vote Republican
Joke 1. Trump never pays. Joke 2. These idiots vote for him anyways.
There i summed up all the comments on this type of article for the last however many years, I lost count
Cuts to medicare/medicaid because sOcIaLiSm.
Claims to give money to those who use is…sounds a bit like socialism to me. That and an illegal bribe to buy votes
$90 when the annual premium of over $2500 is a drop in the bucket
What’s funny us Gus average voter is fervently against “handouts” like the covid stimulus checks because of “muh inflation”. Yet they’ll probably eat this up.
Wow! A whole 90 bucks! That’d buy maybe 30secs consultation. Assuming I survive the time in the waiting room. Yaaay…
Almost a cart of groceries.
Yeah. As soon as we get the Doge checks, tariff refund and election bribe money. Is anyone still dumb enough to believe this? Sadly, I think the answer might be, yes.
P.S. if and maga people will give me $4000 I’ll give you my entire $5000 Doge check when it arrives. It’s a really good deal
Less than a weeks groceries is the best they can do!?
Seniors need real protections not gimmicky rebates.
This is so beyond ridiculous and just a slap in the face.
He might as well start tossing pennies into crowds from one of his stupid hate rallies, FFS.
Throwing the pennies hard enough to break skin*
90 dollars is meaningless chump change. Especially when he is bandying about the 5,000 dollar amount. People, donate! If you can’t afford a house maybe you can collectively afford to buy a senator or a governor! Compete with those big moneymen who buy people! /s
As always, why not do it now?
Because he’d yell at the reporter who asks this exact question.
Throw in a roll of paper towels and I am in.
