Bread And Circus: Trump’s $5,000 Dividend Plan Sets Off Bond Market Turbulence, Inflation Fears
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that if the GOP wins the midterm election, over an estimated trillion dollars will be spent on giving “dividends” to voters — as even many on the right raise concerns over how this could affect the bond market and inflation, with some calling it a straight-out bribe for Republican votes.
Trump announced the $5,000 checks to every American adult during his speech at the 2026 RNC Midterm Convention — in Dallas, Texas — with the caveat that the money must be spent in the U.S.
“So, if the Republicans win, you win with us, and you get $5,000,” Trump said. “It will be called the Trump Dividend.”
Funding for the checks aside, many, like Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, said that although he is “hugely in favor of winning the midterms, and love[s] much about this admin,” he is “strongly against bread and circus bribes.”
A number of Democrat lawmakers are leveling a similar line of criticism, such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said that “Trump is trying to buy votes with taxpayer-funded blood money.” (Read more from “Bread And Circus: Trump’s $5,000 Dividend Plan Sets Off Bond Market Turbulence, Inflation Fears” HERE)
