The Pledge Problem: Trump's Election Bait and Switch When President Donald Trump promised $5,000 to every American if Republicans held the House and Senate in November 2022, it seemed like an election stunt rather than a genuine attempt to address economic hardship.
This pledge bears a striking resemblance to two previous promises that failed to materialize: the DOGE dividend and the tariff rebate. Both programs were created by Trump himself as ways of returning value to citizens.
However, they ultimately fell flat due to lack of savings or poor planning.