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The president is promising to pay every adult $5,000 if Republicans stay in power. Why doesn't he just do it now?

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Rolling Stone left
The president is promising to pay every adult $5,000 if Republicans stay in power. Why doesn't he just do it now?
The Hill center
President Trump’s pledge to distribute $5,000 to every U.S. adult if Republicans win the midterms is drawing backlash from Republicans and Democrats as the president’s allies are forced to explain and defend the proposition. Fiscal hawks, including Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), openly questioned how the government would be able to afford to pay 270 million…
The Washington Post left
President Trump has pledged a $5,000 dividend to every American adult — only if Republicans retain control of Congress in the midterm elections. The payments could cost an excess of $1 trillion.