Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 194
What Just Happened?
“With Election Day less than a month away, President Donald Trump is touting two federal cash-payment programs already underway while renewing a much larger $5,000 check promise contingent on Republicans retaining Congress,” CNBC reports.
Stat: Trump announces $90 payments for seniors’ Medicare premium costs ahead of midterm elections.
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