Trump Pledges $90 Medicare Premium Each To 20 Million Seniors
President Donald Trump has announced a one-time $90 payment to over 20 million seniors to assist with Medicare Part B premiums ahead of the midterm elections. The move is part of a series of financial promises made by the administration to voters.
Why it matters
The policy raises questions about the use of federal funds for election-year incentives and the long-term impact on the national deficit.
President Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the November 3 midterm elections - this time, to more than 20 million seniors, giving them $90 each to help pay for Medicare premiums.The announcement, made late Friday night by Trump on social media, comes after the president last month said about 1 million people would get rebate checks of $500 for Affordable Care Act premiums. He has also promised on the campaign trail to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections.That pledge - which would require approval from Congress - would likely cost more than $1 trillion, adding to the deficit and worsening inflation.Polls show Americans increasingly blame Trump for the high cost of gasoline and groceries with just 17% approving of his handling of inflation.
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