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Trump rolls out $90 Medicare checks to 20 million seniors ahead of midterms
Reporting details the fund's origin and GOP surprise
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Outlets report the payments will be drawn from the Medicare Improvement Fund, created by Congress in 2008; a Republican congressional aide told the Washington Post lawmakers had planned to use the fund for other health programs and were caught off guard by Trump's announcement.
theguardian.com
Donald Trump President of the United States Catherine Rampell Columnist, The Bulwark Jonathan Cohn Commentator, The Bulwark Dan Diamond Washington Post reporter
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# Trump is trying to bride the American people for their # votes . He is lying. He is a # grifter & always has been. Vote Democratic if you want real relief. # VoteDemocratic # corruption # incompetence # midterms2026 https://www. axios.com/2026/10/03/trump-med icare-100-seniors-improvement-fund
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Fuckface is raiding a Medicare fund five weeks before the midterms to mail seniors $90, and the $5,000 he promised everybody only shows up if he wins. He called it a slush fund while using it as one. The man can't even bribe people at a decent rate. Trump Announces He’s Using ‘Sl...
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Part B costs $202.90 a month, so Fuckface's big gift to seniors covers less than half of one premium, with a $283 deductible still waiting. He mailed a coupon to 20 million people five weeks before an election and wants credit for saving Medicare. Trump announces a new ‘slush f...
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Donald Trump President of the United States
Catherine Rampell Columnist, The Bulwark
Jonathan Cohn Commentator, The BulwarkDan Diamond Washington Post reporter
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