Can Trump really pay $5,000 to every American adult?

Suas declarações provocaram aplausos estrondosos de apoiadores em uma convenção partidária na noite de quarta-feira, embora os democratas a chamassem de “promessa vazia”.

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Trump also told the Republican conference that the money would have to be spent in the US, but it is unclear how that would be monitored.

O Vice‑Presidente dos EUA, JD Vance, sugeriu que isso poderia ser pago com receita de tarifas e que tais cheques não seriam destinados a americanos ricos.

Under US federal law, it is illegal to give payments that are intended to influence the way a person is voting.

However, some experts have said the offer made by Trump in Texas on Wednesday could be seen as a pledge to cut taxes, which is legal.

Dr Joan Mahoney, lecturer in law at the University of Southampton, told the BBC she thought the offer would be legal, though she said politicians "don't usually do it quite this explicitly.

On the one hand it sounds a bit like a bribe, vote for the Republicans and you'll get money, which would be decidedly illegal," she said.

But on the other hand it would go to everyone, regardless of how they voted so it isn't in that sense a bribe.

I think it would be legal. It's the same kind of campaign pledge as saying 'if my party wins we'll reduce taxes'. Every party does that all the time... and that's obviously perfectly legal.

No entanto, Laurel Rapp, diretora do programa dos EUA e América do Norte da Chatham House, disse à BBC que a oferta de Trump parecia ser “um acordo muito diferente, muito transacional” em relação ao tipo de promessa normalmente feita por candidatos em um período eleitoral.

Figure caption, Watch: BBC North America editor Sarah Smith looks into whether Trump's promise stands up.

Aside from the question of legality, some have also asked whether Trump's offer would be feasible financially in the context of increasing US debt, partially as a result of the war in Iran.

Trump gave no details on how such cheques would be funded.

O Congresso autoriza gastos nos EUA, mas o presidente não disse se planeja solicitar aprovação legislativa para algum pagamento.

And legal experts said it was unlikely he could approve such a vast sum via a presidential executive order.

Erica York, a senior economist at the Washington DC-based Tax Foundation, told the BBC she would be "extremely surprised" if Congress approved any proposal.

Estamos em um caminho muito insustentável, com déficits que só devem crescer e crescer," York acrescentou.

Falando à Fox News após o discurso de Trump, o Vice‑Presidente Vance indicou que os pagamentos poderiam ser financiados pelo dinheiro arrecadado pelo presidente com tarifas.

When asked how the payouts could work, the White House said in a statement to the BBC: "The doomers and naysayers have consistently doubted President Trump.

Com o apoio contínuo do povo americano, o presidente Trump continuará entregando resultados reais, acrescentou o porta-voz Davis Ingle.

One former Republican strategist and pollster said Trump's latest offer should be firmly seen in the context of an election that is now less than two months away.

It is an extraordinary promise, and I'm not sure where that money is going to come from - but it is campaign season," Robert Moran told the BBC.

Chatham House's Rapp said Trump was thinking short term to try to keep hold of Congress as he enters the final two years of his term in office.

O dinheiro é algo que ele está agora recorrendo porque as pesquisas não estão indo bem para os republicanos e as pesquisas não estão indo bem para ele," ela continuou.

Has anything similar happened before.

A similar controversy arose ahead of the 2024 presidential election, during which billionaire Trump supporter Elon Musk offered cash incentives to registered voters in seven swing states who signed a certain petition.

Cobertura adicional por Bernd Debusmann Jr, repórter da Casa Branca.

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