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Nov 2025
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“Is Trump Buying Votes?” - $2,000 Tariff...

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Trump proposes a $2,000 “tariff dividend” for Americans, claiming his trade policies made the U.S. rich again. Patrick Bet-David and the crew debate whether it’s smart economic relief or vote-buying, how tariffs could pay down debt, and why both parties keep growing America’s $37T deficit.

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