A Pledge to Nowhere: Trump's Election Gambit As the US midterm elections approach, President Donald Trump has made a bold promise: $5,000 to every American if the Republicans secure victory in November.
At face value, this seems like an attempt to buy votes – but does it even pass legal muster? The lack of detail from the White House on how this plan would work or where the funds would come from is telling.
Democrats have dismissed it as an "empty promise," and rightly so. The notion that Trump can simply conjure up $1. 3 trillion in taxpayer dollars to fulfill his pledge strains credulity.