Chip Roy on Trump dividends: ‘Dependency is evil & soul-sucking in all its forms’

A Texas Republican lawmaker has sharply criticized President Trump’s latest economic proposal, calling direct cash payments to adults a form of "dependency" that undermines personal responsibility. The plan, which would provide a one-time dividend if the GOP secures midterm election victories, has already drawn skepticism from other party members. The lawmaker’s opposition highlights growing divisions within the Republican Party over fiscal policy and government intervention. Full details on the pushback and broader GOP reactions are available in the full report.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) criticized President Trump’s Wednesday proposal to give every American adult a $5,000 dividend if the GOP wins the midterms, as other Republicans have also voiced skepticism about the pledge. "Some of us think dependency is evil & soul-sucking in all its forms," Roy wrote Thursday on social platform X, pushing back...