“Republicans spent the first five hours of their midterm convention in Dallas warning about socialism on Wednesday before President Trump surprised many of them with an audacious trillion-dollar proposal to redistribute wealth,” the New York Times reports.
“Mr. Trump’s call to send $5,000 to every adult American — but only if his party wins in November — was quickly denounced by Democrats, who accused him of trying to buy people’s votes. But it also was panned by some Republican fiscal hawks as a socialist-style giveaway and gimmick that could have harmful economic repercussions.”
CNN: Trump’s pledge for $5K checks catches officials and allies off guard, sparks GOP blowback.
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