It's even worse: Trump literally just promised during his midterm convention to pay everyone $5,000 should the Republicans win the midterms.

Note that this promise is itself illegal. It is a violation of 18 USC 597.

See: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=title%3A18+section%3...

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AnthonyMouse 3 hours ago | parent [-]

That interpretation seems... odd. You seem to be implying that if your policy is to give everyone a tax credit (i.e. give them money) if you win then you're not allowed to tell anyone about it.

	▲	atmavatar an hour ago \| parent [-]
		No. He literally says he'll cut a check for $5,000 for every adult american if the Republicans win both the House and Senate in the midterms. You don't have to take my word for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4NphZBfmnE He's also stated that he can issue the money without help from Congress, which directly contradicts the idea that it's harmless bloviating about voting in a 120th Congress to implement specific policy: See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbLXAdvZcro&t=40s ... though that distinction shouldn't really matter. The payout is very much a quid pro quo bribe for voters. No additional interpretation of his words is necessary: he's said it very directly himself.