As November and the US elections approach, Donald Trump is becoming increasingly nervous and deceitful. Although he has allegedly defeated Iran over 20 times, he still admits, through his statements, that Iran has not been defeated nor will it be. And while US bases across the Middle East are increasingly turning into ruins and the US military retreats before Iranian attacks, let's look at what kind of lies this impotent pathological liar is presenting to the public.
Among his daily lies, this one is among the best; namely, Donald Trump promised a $5,000 payment to every adult American citizen if the Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the November elections. "If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump Dividend," he told the crowd in Dallas.
Trump specified only one condition: the money would have to be spent within the US. He compared the payment to distributing profits to shareholders of a successful company, claiming it would be enabled by a strong economy and tariff revenues, though he did not explain how it would be financed or implemented. Within an hour, Vice President JD Vance already suggested that the wealthy might, after all, be excluded.
In a speech lasting an hour and 45 minutes, Trump asked voters to act as if he were back on the ballot himself. He defended the war against Iran, promised a drop in oil prices after an "American victory," and joked (or did he?) that the Strait of Hormuz should be renamed the Trump Strait.
The Dividend of a State Owing 40 Trillion Dollars
If we multiply $5,000 by approximately 270 million adult Americans, the bill reaches about $1.35 trillion. This is nearly equal to the entire annual US budget deficit, while the national debt recently surpassed 40 trillion dollars. In corporate language, this would be a "distribution of success," but in the state ledger, it would look much more like a massive new expenditure than a dividend.
It sounds almost like a literal offer of money for an election result, even though the payment would be received by all eligible citizens regardless of whether or how they voted. The political impression is somewhat less subtle — victory first, check later.