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'Impossible': Ex-GOP gov tears Trump apart for 'classic bait and switch’
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The Bribe That Congress Is Supposed to Honor
A Campaign Promise Without the Power to Deliver
Donald Trump promised $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain Congress. That would cost roughly $1.4 trillion, according to former Montana governor and Republican National Committee chair Marc Racicot. It would also require congressional approval. The proposal is therefore less a policy than a campaign inducement presented as presidential largesse.
Trump does not control the appropriation by declaration. Congress holds that power. Yet the promise encourages voters to…
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