--- title: "Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Trump Was Elected to 'Stop Socialism' — Now He's 'Bribing Americans to Vote' With $5,000 Payments" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/301659820.md" description: "Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused President Trump of 'bribing' voters with a promised $5,000 payment contingent on Republican midterm wins, calling it a socialist scheme that adds $1.35 trillion to the debt. She argued this contradicts Trump's pledges to stop socialism and reduce national debt, which has reached $40.39 trillion. While Trump claims Democratic policies raise taxes, X notes unfulfilled fiscal promises. Critics warn the payments could become a major federal expenditure." datetime: "2026-10-13T03:48:43.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/301659820.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301659820.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/301659820.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Trump Was Elected to 'Stop Socialism' — Now He's 'Bribing Americans to Vote' With $5,000 Payments Former Rep. **Marjorie Taylor Greene** accused President **Donald Trump** on Monday of “bribing” American voters through his promised $5,000 payments, a plan that she said goes against the debt reduction and anti-socialism pledges he was elected on. ## **Calls Trump Dividend a Socialist Scheme** In a post on X, Greene said that the payments, which hinge on a Republican win, is a socialist scheme that would add $1.35 trillion to the debt. “Americans voted for Trump to stop socialism, reduce the debt, and end corruption, among a few other things.” The national debt has climbed to $40.39 trillion, up from $36.2 trillion at the start of Trump’s second term in January 2025. > Americans voted for Trump to stop socialism, reduce the debt, and end corruption among a few other things. > And Trump is bribing Americans to vote, with a socialists scheme claiming he will give them $5K each, only if Republicans win, which will add $1.35 trillion to the debt. https://t.co/3PVbe8ocFk > > — Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) October 12, 2026 **Read Also: Jim Cramer Is ‘Monster Long’ On Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta On Muse Retention, But Cathie Wood Trims $3.36 Million Stake** ## **Trump Ties Payments to Midterm Win** Greene’s post was in response to a video in which Trump reiterated to voters that he would give all adult citizens $5,000, saying Democratic policies “won’t allow this to happen” and would instead “raise your taxes.” Trump first promised the dividend at a Republican convention in Dallas last month. On Trump’s video, X’s community notes feature pointed out two unmaterialized fiscal pledges by Trump, such as his earlier calls for a $5,000 ‘DOGE dividend’ and a $2,000 ‘tariff rebate.’ However, the administration has not released a funding plan, though Vice President **JD Vance** has suggested the benefit could draw on tariff revenue and might exclude wealthy Americans. Investor **Peter Schiff** said on Sunday that if the dividend payments were to be enacted, they would become the third-largest federal expenditure, with interest on the debt rising to number one. ## **Trump Promises to Defeat Socialism** In a government-funded advertisement that began airing in September, Trump promised to defeat “communism, socialism, and Marxism in America.” **Robert Wolf**, a former economic adviser to President **Barack Obama** called Trump “the most powerful socialist in the country today." **SkyBridge Capital** founder **Anthony Scaramucci** said last week that Trump will be responsible for 42% of all national debt when he leaves office, while investor **Jason Calacanis** projected in July more than $9 trillion in additional borrowing during Trump’s second term. **Read Also: Elon Musk Says China Can Out-Scale the World, but Advanced Memory ‘Will Be Harder to Solve’ — Micron, SK Hynix, SanDisk Drop After-Hours** ***Disclaimer*:** *This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.* *Photo: Shutterstock/Consolidated News Photos* ### Related Stocks - [META.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/META.US.md) - [MU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MU.US.md) - [SKHY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SKHY.US.md) - [SNDK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNDK.US.md) - [FBL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBL.US.md) - [FBX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBX.US.md) - [FBY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBY.US.md) - [FBYY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBYY.US.md) - [HYNX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HYNX.US.md) - [MEIB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MEIB.US.md) - [METD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METD.US.md) - [METG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METG.US.md) - [METQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METQ.US.md) - [METU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METU.US.md) - [METW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METW.US.md) - [MUD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MUD.US.md) - [MULL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MULL.US.md) - [MUU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MUU.US.md) - [MUZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MUZ.US.md) - [SK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SK.US.md) - [SKDD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SKDD.US.md) - [SKHA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SKHA.US.md) - [SKHL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SKHL.US.md) - [SKHN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SKHN.US.md) - [SKHU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SKHU.US.md) - [SKHX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SKHX.US.md) - [SKHZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SKHZ.US.md) - [SKUU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SKUU.US.md) - [SNDC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNDC.US.md) - [SNDG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNDG.US.md) - [SNDQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNDQ.US.md) - [SNDU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNDU.US.md) - [SNXX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNXX.US.md) - [07709.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07709.HK.md) ## Related News & Research - [Meta launches the biggest and best AI models it has ever built](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301617879.md) - [Meta says its scam-warning campaign reached more than 303 million people in 18 markets](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301620941.md) - [Micron Stock Price Forecast: Unlikely to Break Record High of $1,255 in Short Term Amid Taiwan Strike Risk](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301253443.md) - [Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Shares Sold by Balefire LLC](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301469674.md) - [AI Monetization Moat: Meta Leverages Social Engagement to Offset Rising Infrastructure Spending](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301302705.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**