Trump Promises $1,776 Bonus Checks Funded By Tariffs Nobody Asked For
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- â˘President Trump announced $1,776 Christmas bonuses for military members funded by tariffs during a national economic speech on Wednesday.
- â˘The legality of sending checks without congressional approval is doubtful, amid Trumpâs low 36% economic approval rating.
- â˘This announcement is part of Trumpâs economic tour in swing states, defending tariffs and calling Democratsâ price hike claims a 'hoax.'
On a prime-time economic pep talk broadcasted on a Wednesday (because why not ruin our evening?), President Donald Trump pledged military members a miraculous $1,776 Christmas bonus funded by tariffsâ yes, those magical taxes that apparently rain cash instead of complaints. This plan sidesteps Congress's crucial Yuletide role in budgeting, probably because 'constitutional approval' is so last administration. The announcement came hot on the heels of a miserable 36% economic approval rating from a December NPR/PBS Marist poll, while Trump slapped his policies with an 'A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus' grade, likely the only teacher ignoring the classâs test scores. The speech ties into his economic campaign tour of swing states, where he called Dems' inflation criticism a 'hoax'âbecause ignoring the elephant in the room helps with optics. Previously, Trump flirted with $2,000 tariff dividends for lower earners and handed $10,000 TSA bonuses for surviving a 43-day shutdown, proving government money makes the best Christmas bonuses if you just hit 'reboot.'
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Trumpâs Christmas bonus to troops funded by tariffs sounds like a budget miracle cooked up mid-season. Congress never RSVPâd but who needs them when youâve got best grades from yourself?
Military bonus checks funded by tariffs? Thatâs like paying for dinner with Monopoly money and expecting gratitude.
Promising $1,776 with tariff cash instead of congressional approval is the budget version of skipping rent and hoping the landlord blinks.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 12/18/2025 | Author: Katherine Li
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