Donald Trump is ramping up his efforts to use taxpayer money and resources to help Republicans win the 2026 midterm elections.
And it’s not at all subtle.
At last month’s Republican midterm convention, he severely pushed the envelope by promising every adult US citizen $5,000 if Republicans hold both the House and the Senate. That was already stunning — to offer voters money for a specific outcome. But Trump has only continued pushing the envelope since then.
Over the last 10 days, he has run more than a dozen different government-funded ads that are geared toward promoting himself and his supposed accomplishments.
Even if he paid out 5K, that would not offset the cost of everything he’s done. For the average household, it’s estimated that he’s cost thousands just in tariffs ~ $3500 so far. Let’s say there are two adults in that household and they get 10K. Let’s assume it’s taxed 10% at federal level and state takes nothing, they’d get 9K.
They continue to pay tariffs the rest of his failed term and pay enormous cost of everything else thanks to inflation and his war with Iran. That 9K would easily be erased.