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.

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    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

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    trump gives nothing. If you somehow did receive a check eventually, it’s your own (taxpayer) dollars. Does anyone, first hand, actually know anyone stupid enough to think thisis a win for them?

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    It was $100 now it’s $90? By the time they go out it’s gonna be $10 check and a coupon for 50% off an appetizer at Sizzler Steakhouse.

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    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

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    Why not the promised 5000 plus the promised record earnings from the tariffs? And why not everyone?

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    Wow! A whole 90 bucks! That’d buy maybe 30secs consultation. Assuming I survive the time in the waiting room. Yaaay…

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    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?

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      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.

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    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.

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    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.