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Why is Trump’s $5,000 offer to voters ‘like a woman’? Ask Fox News
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Fox News host Jesse Watters controversially framed Donald Trump’s promise of $5,000 payments to Americans if Republicans win the midterms as “just Trump behaving like a woman,” injecting misogyny into political commentary.
- Trump’s $5,000 “dividend” proposal is widely seen as unrealistic and fiscally reckless, with experts warning it could worsen the national debt, which has surpassed $40 trillion, and inflation.
- Trump’s administration has offered vague and unconvincing explanations for funding the payments, including through luxury visa programs and tariffs, despite economists doubting these sources could cover the costs.
- The proposal coincides with Trump’s efforts to influence the midterm elections through controversial measures like undermining election security and restricting voting access, raising concerns about election integrity.
- Additional news highlights include a sharp rise in US ectopic pregnancy deaths linked to abortion restrictions, exploitation of Sudanese refugee women, and revelations about Israeli intelligence operations in Gaza.
