This falls solidly in the Trading Forum discussion criteria with the disastrous economic repercussions to this illegal, unethical and shocking, even for Donald Trump promise/bribe that he can't do without Congress (that makes spending decisions via the Constitution) authorizing it.
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/trump-5000-dividend-fact-check-could-happen-what-would-cost
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The chance of Congress approving this is near zero.
The chance that this is more profound evidence of our president having a diseased brain =100%.
Donald Trump's Diagnosis NAILED!
Started by metmike - April 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Amongst the many reasons this can't happen -
200 million checks times $5000 is $1,000,000,000,000
Trump arithmetic goes 1,2,3,many
The FY2026 deficit is over $2 trillion
The chance of this Congress passing & Trump signing a major tax increase is
The 10 year bond rate is 4.83% and rising
The customary foreign purchasers of US debt are all mad at us
Speaking of Bonds: These are INTEREST RATES making new highs(bond prices falling).
This is BAD NEWS for the economy, inflation and the stock market(money will come out of stocks and into bonds when interest rates rise)!!!
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-bond-yield
1. 1 month
2. 1 year
3. 10 years
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Bonds
Plus, Vance’s convention message to battleground state Republicans.
Vance singled out Abdul El-Sayed, the party’s Senate nominee in Michigan. Vance has been particularly critical of El-Sayed, having traveled last week to Michigan to make an explicit case against him. This morning, with Michigan delegates in the room, he called El-Sayed a “nut job.”
“I think Abdul El-Sayed may very well be the person who wins Republicans the midterms in November because he’s such a crazy person,” Vance said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dzxGlcErUo
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TwilightZone
President Donald Trump promised on Wednesday a $5,000 "dividend" for Americans.