- cross-posted to:
- usa@lemmy.ml
- cross-posted to:
- usa@lemmy.ml
Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November.
The dubious promise would likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval, and would further exacerbate the country’s nearly $1.8 trillion annual budget deficit and concerns about inflation.
They bought his cheap made in China maga clothes
They bought his $500 dollar gold sneakers which turned out to be trash
They bought his expensive ecd knife which turned out to be gas-station-knife quality
They bought his crypto which turned out to be pump&dump and lost money
They bought gold phone which turned out to be plastic and 2 years out of date
They’re buying the minted coin which they lose money on
Something tells me they’ll still fall for this one thinking it will be the one that’s genuine.
To be fair, a lot of Trumpty schemes are just ways to either grift or get bribes.
who does he think he is, Michael Johnson?
I think you mean Mike Basketball.
You might be a little young for this reference
Michael Johnson was an Olympic sprinter known for wearing gold shoes. Shit I knew people, grown adults, who spray painted their runners gold after he won.
Oh, okay, never really followed much of that stuff. Thank you for the link.
no worries. i knew i was making an obscure reference but i didn’t know how obscure.
No idea how you came up with such a radical idea. Seems like a long shot to me.
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