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Trump’s $5,000 pledge to voters is a shameless bribe | Steven Greenhouse
Not only would the plan do vast economic damage – it assumes that Americans are easily bamboozled Whenever Donald Trump gives a speech, it’s filled with so many lies and self-serving exaggerations that when he does utter something true, I see that as a sort of marvel. That’s what happened nearly an hour into Trump’s marathon speech last Wednesday at the Republican midterm convention, when he declared: “Only I can make this promise to you.” Trump said that just before he made a promise that was so shameless and irresponsible that what he said was indeed true: only Trump could make such a preposterous promise. Feeling very generous with other people’s money, the president promised to give $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in November. It certainly looked and smelled like a bribe. Continue reading...
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Not only would the plan do vast economic damage – it assumes that Americans are easily bamboozled Whenever Donald Trump gives a speech, it’s filled with so many lies and self-serving exaggerations that when he does utter something true, I see that as a sort of marvel. That’s what happened nearly an hour into Trump’s marathon speech last Wednesday at the Republican midterm convention, when he declared: “Only I can make this promise to you.” Trump said that just before he made a promise that was so shameless and irresponsible that what he said was indeed true: only Trump could make such a preposterous promise. Feeling very generous with other people’s money, the president promised to give $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in November. It certainly looked and smelled like a bribe. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Trump’s $5,000 pledge to voters is a shameless bribe | Steven Greenhouse, Not only would the plan do vast economic damage – it assumes that Americans are easily bamboozled Whenever Donald Trump gives a speech, it’s filled with so many lies and self-serving exaggerations that when he does utter something true, I see that as a sort of marvel. That’s what happened nearly an hour into Trump’s marathon speech last Wednesday at the Republican midterm convention, when he declared: “Only I can make this promise to you.” Trump said that just before he made a promise that was so shameless and irresponsible that what he said was indeed true: only Trump could make such a preposterous promise. Feeling very generous with other people’s money, the president promised to give $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in November. It certainly looked and smelled like a bribe. Continue reading…
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