Trump Goes on a Cash Splurge, Dishing Out $8 Billion to Turn the Tide for the Midterms

Odaily reports: Trump is shifting his campaign strategy ahead of the midterm elections, using cash promises, targeted subsidies, and economic policy incentives as key tools to win voter support. Some measures have already been implemented, others remain at the policy commitment stage, and some have been explicitly tied by Trump to whether Republicans can win the elections. On Monday, he said he would directly distribute $8 billion in subsidies to farmers; on Tuesday, he announced that Americans could receive rewards of up to $30,000 for reporting government fraud.

This intense economic offensive is aimed both at shoring up the Republican voter base and at reflecting the growing cost-of-living pressure the White House is facing. Trump previously promised to lower prices for goods and services, but rising prices for gasoline, diesel, and fertilizer have already caused some households and farmers to become dissatisfied with his economic policies.