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Trump promises every US adult $5,000 if Republicans win the midterm elections (www.thejournal.ie)

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He did not say where the money would come from.

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I don't think so, as it's not a specific promise for a given vote.

Making promises to voters is kind of a core part of democracy. "Elect me and I will do policy X". I mean, it's not conventionally a check, and Trump is something like the polar opposite of a truthful person, but in fundamental terms, I don't think that there's anything wrong with it.

What you can't do is something like "fill out your ballot for Person Y, send me a picture, and I'll pay you $N".