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Eugene

(65,990 posts)
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 07:45 PM 23 hrs ago

Sen. Josh Hawley wants to exclude 'Biden voters' from $600 Trump tariff rebate checks

Sen. Josh Hawley wants to exclude ‘Biden voters’ from $600 Trump tariff rebate checks (The Independent)

Senator Josh Hawley says the legislation he proposes will send $600 tariff rebate checks to Americans, but not to “Biden voters,” only to “Trump blue-collar voters.”

“Well, you wouldn’t give it to everybody, you’d give it to the working people,” the Missouri Republican told far-right podcaster and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Tuesday. “You’d give it to our people.”

“I mean, you know, the rich people don’t need it … what I mean by that is all those Democrat donors of Wall Street, all these hedge fund guys, who all hate the tariffs, by the way.”


https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sen-josh-hawley-wants-exclude-152244806.html

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obviously unlawful and impossible to implement, but it's red meat for the MAGA base
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Sen. Josh Hawley wants to exclude 'Biden voters' from $600 Trump tariff rebate checks (Original Post) Eugene 23 hrs ago OP
Yeah, OK TnDem 23 hrs ago #1
Yep, not just a running, J6 coward, but also a moron. brush 23 hrs ago #4
So not a serious proposal then??? D_Master81 23 hrs ago #2
I Rebl2 22 hrs ago #21
I guess they could dig through voter registrations RazorbackExpat 20 hrs ago #33
Hawley must really fear he will lose reelection. Raven123 23 hrs ago #3
We can Rebl2 22 hrs ago #22
And he's not even up for another 5.5 years - what a pustule. hatrack 22 hrs ago #23
Luckily for him, it's not until 2030 n/t Polybius 21 hrs ago #25
In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court allows the granting of rebate checks to MAGA only. dem4decades 23 hrs ago #5
But to prove their eligibility Dan 20 hrs ago #35
A pandering piss ant La Coliniere 23 hrs ago #6
Ship of Fools struggle4progress 23 hrs ago #7
"If you didn't vote for our Dear Leader, get fucked." -Hawley, probably sakabatou 22 hrs ago #8
You mean the people he just gave 3.1 Trillion Johonny 22 hrs ago #9
How does one determine who voted for whom? rsdsharp 22 hrs ago #10
Just ask Elon. He has all the data the government has collected about everything. Midnight Writer 22 hrs ago #12
It looks to like many Yale grads tend to ignore things like... ananda 22 hrs ago #13
I know when Marion "Pat" Robertson was running for President, rsdsharp 22 hrs ago #18
"the rich people don't need it". Midnight Writer 22 hrs ago #11
All bullshit distraction newdeal2 22 hrs ago #14
Harris voters are... Mike Nelson 22 hrs ago #15
Democrats should donate half the check to the DNC. Renew Deal 22 hrs ago #16
So...socialism? Diraven 22 hrs ago #17
Joe Biden would send rebate checks to *everybody* if checks were to go out. Diamond_Dog 22 hrs ago #19
I think he's trying to say it should be by income EdmondDantes_ 22 hrs ago #20
He explicitly said it would not go to Biden voters. Wiz Imp 20 hrs ago #34
He also explicitly said rich people EdmondDantes_ 19 hrs ago #39
I think he is presuming that income is a proxy for voters dsc 21 hrs ago #24
I think he means lower tax brackets but is saying it in the most ridiculous, stupid partisan way possible SSJVegeta 21 hrs ago #26
It's a bribe. Even though there is no way it's going to happen the rubes Liberal In Texas 21 hrs ago #27
He's still pissed people laughed at him Catherine Vincent 21 hrs ago #28
Right. After increasing the B.See 21 hrs ago #29
If your vote is secret, how will he know? Norrrm 21 hrs ago #30
Exactly. LisaL 20 hrs ago #31
Because Democrats aren't working people? milestogo 20 hrs ago #32
We're all Americans Hawley even you Nazi motherfuckers. rickyhall 19 hrs ago #36
Ah, there it is BlueSpot 19 hrs ago #37
Take my check up your ass Josh and you will love it GusBob 19 hrs ago #38
This message was self-deleted by its author Bayard 18 hrs ago #40
Cuckoo for Coco Puffs Bayard 18 hrs ago #40
He's a waste of dna Iris 16 hrs ago #42

brush

(60,756 posts)
4. Yep, not just a running, J6 coward, but also a moron.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 07:51 PM
23 hrs ago

His stupid bill will never past, and even if it did, how would who vote for Biden be found out and denied a check?

Stupid rethugs somehow still get elected.

D_Master81

(2,127 posts)
2. So not a serious proposal then???
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 07:47 PM
23 hrs ago

Come on Mr Hawley. I thought your proposal was serious until you say something like this. How exactly do you determine who voted for who?

Rebl2

(16,749 posts)
21. I
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:39 PM
22 hrs ago

Never believe anything he says. He also said he would not vote for a bill that cut Medicaid. He lies like all republicans.

RazorbackExpat

(535 posts)
33. I guess they could dig through voter registrations
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:07 PM
20 hrs ago

and find out who votes in Democratic primaries

Rebl2

(16,749 posts)
22. We can
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:41 PM
22 hrs ago

hope and pray he does. Unfortunately that is a long way off. He was unfortunately re-elected last year.

hatrack

(63,138 posts)
23. And he's not even up for another 5.5 years - what a pustule.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:51 PM
22 hrs ago

A little pants-shitting, pandering coward.

dem4decades

(13,022 posts)
5. In a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court allows the granting of rebate checks to MAGA only.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 07:54 PM
23 hrs ago

News of the future, that is.

Dan

(4,851 posts)
35. But to prove their eligibility
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:27 PM
20 hrs ago

They will need to have been branded or tattooed with the mark of the beast - MAGA - on their foreheads.

struggle4progress

(123,893 posts)
7. Ship of Fools
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 07:55 PM
23 hrs ago


Though I could not caution all, I still might warn a few:
don't lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools

Johonny

(24,269 posts)
9. You mean the people he just gave 3.1 Trillion
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:00 PM
22 hrs ago

In tax cuts? He's not giving them a 600 dollar check. Wow. What an own.

rsdsharp

(11,104 posts)
10. How does one determine who voted for whom?
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:02 PM
22 hrs ago

And when? I doubt many voted for Biden in 2024; he wasn’t on the ballot.

I also wonder if Yale Law School skipped the Equal Protection Clause?

Midnight Writer

(24,402 posts)
12. Just ask Elon. He has all the data the government has collected about everything.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:05 PM
22 hrs ago

Elon knows how to work those machines.

ananda

(32,659 posts)
13. It looks to like many Yale grads tend to ignore things like...
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:05 PM
22 hrs ago

the Constitution and the rule of law.

rsdsharp

(11,104 posts)
18. I know when Marion "Pat" Robertson was running for President,
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:21 PM
22 hrs ago

he announced he would only allow Christians or Jews to serve in his cabinet, so maybe Yale Law School also skipped over that no religious tests to hold office or public trust thingee in Article VI, clause 3.

Midnight Writer

(24,402 posts)
11. "the rich people don't need it".
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:03 PM
22 hrs ago

The rich people don't need tax cuts and tax loopholes, either, but Josh and the Republicans will make giving them more a priority.

They just gave trillions in tax breaks to the wealthiest and the corporations while slashing safety nets for working folks, and this asshat is trying to convince us that they are against the Wall Street donors and for working people.

Tell me, Josh. What is the benefit to working people of doing away with OSHA regs, of busting unions, of closing hospitals and nursing homes, of gutting Medicaid, of defunding public schools?

newdeal2

(3,466 posts)
14. All bullshit distraction
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:13 PM
22 hrs ago

The biggest hedge fund guy moved to Miami and is a huge RNC donor.

Mike Nelson

(10,675 posts)
15. Harris voters are...
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:13 PM
22 hrs ago

... okay, then? Seriously, something is seriously wrong with this man being a US Senator. I'm thinking he should, being a politician, know something about the process.

Diraven

(1,475 posts)
17. So...socialism?
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:18 PM
22 hrs ago

Because that's what Republicans call it when you tax the rich to help the poor.

I guess if you frame it as just taxing rich liberals to help poor conservatives only then it's fine.

Diamond_Dog

(37,796 posts)
19. Joe Biden would send rebate checks to *everybody* if checks were to go out.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:24 PM
22 hrs ago

Unlike Hee Haw who is unAmerican and a partisan manure stack.

EdmondDantes_

(702 posts)
20. I think he's trying to say it should be by income
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:30 PM
22 hrs ago

Not that it's not stupid since it just adds to the debt and deficit, but I don't think it's fair to say he specifically wants to target Democratic voters.

Wiz Imp

(6,287 posts)
34. He explicitly said it would not go to Biden voters.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:25 PM
20 hrs ago
“So this is not going to the hedge fund managers or all the Biden voters. This is not going to the Wall Street kingpins. So they don’t need any of it,” Hawley continued.

EdmondDantes_

(702 posts)
39. He also explicitly said rich people
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 11:29 PM
19 hrs ago

"I mean, you know, the rich people don’t need it"

You know the same thing the last round of covid stimulus did under the Biden administration and many tax breaks which have limits on the income of the person claiming it. Hawley is a clown, but this seems to be intentionally reading into what people want to believe. Dunk on him for his stupidity of voting for Medicaid cuts and then trying for a bill to reverse them and that blatant hypocrisy. Dunk on him for changing his tune on January 6th, on thinking the sexual revolution led to sex trafficking, his desire to impose his religious beliefs on the rest of us.

dsc

(53,037 posts)
24. I think he is presuming that income is a proxy for voters
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 09:25 PM
21 hrs ago

while it certainly isn't. Now if he going to try to tie the rebate to occupation (which is an alternate reading of what was written) that would be clearly illegal.

SSJVegeta

(1,191 posts)
26. I think he means lower tax brackets but is saying it in the most ridiculous, stupid partisan way possible
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 09:43 PM
21 hrs ago

Liberal In Texas

(15,456 posts)
27. It's a bribe. Even though there is no way it's going to happen the rubes
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 09:43 PM
21 hrs ago

will still think a check will be coming their way.

B.See

(5,975 posts)
29. Right. After increasing the
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 09:49 PM
21 hrs ago

out of pocket costs for goods and services, failing to curtail the price of prescription drugs, undermining healthcare, destroying consumer protections from junk bank fees and higher interest rates, screwing Americans on Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare they want to send out $600 bribes to the people they DUPED.

... wouldn't want their CHUMP change anyway. They can stick it up their arses.

LisaL

(47,296 posts)
31. Exactly.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:02 PM
20 hrs ago

How is that "genius" going to find out who voted for Biden and who didn't?

BlueSpot

(1,135 posts)
37. Ah, there it is
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 11:24 PM
19 hrs ago

I've been wondering about his recent "look-alike" change of heart on some things - Medicaid being a biggie. Thought it was bad polls but he isn't up for a long time. Now I understand. He's just the same asshole he's always been. Everything is just a lie again and we're now back to normal.

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Bayard

(26,177 posts)
40. Cuckoo for Coco Puffs
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 12:10 AM
18 hrs ago

WTF is trump doing sending everybody $600 checks? He thinks we need his autograph again?

Yes, of course I can use it, but he acts like he didn't just add trillions of dollars to the deficit. And Hawley proves again that he is a complete imbecile.


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