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Eugene

(66,400 posts)
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 07:45 PM Jul 30

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

brush

(61,033 posts)
4. Yep, not just a running, J6 coward, but also a moron.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 07:51 PM
Jul 30

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

(2,211 posts)
2. So not a serious proposal then???
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 07:47 PM
Jul 30

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

(17,004 posts)
21. I
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:39 PM
Jul 30

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

RazorbackExpat

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

and find out who votes in Democratic primaries

Rebl2

(17,004 posts)
22. We can
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:41 PM
Jul 30

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

hatrack

(63,608 posts)
23. And he's not even up for another 5.5 years - what a pustule.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:51 PM
Jul 30

A little pants-shitting, pandering coward.

dem4decades

(13,180 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
Jul 30

News of the future, that is.

Dan

(4,903 posts)
35. But to prove their eligibility
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:27 PM
Jul 30

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

struggle4progress

(124,626 posts)
7. Ship of Fools
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 07:55 PM
Jul 30


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

(24,759 posts)
9. You mean the people he just gave 3.1 Trillion
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:00 PM
Jul 30

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

rsdsharp

(11,346 posts)
10. How does one determine who voted for whom?
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:02 PM
Jul 30

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

(24,765 posts)
12. Just ask Elon. He has all the data the government has collected about everything.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:05 PM
Jul 30

Elon knows how to work those machines.

ananda

(33,303 posts)
13. It looks to like many Yale grads tend to ignore things like...
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:05 PM
Jul 30

the Constitution and the rule of law.

rsdsharp

(11,346 posts)
18. I know when Marion "Pat" Robertson was running for President,
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:21 PM
Jul 30

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

(24,765 posts)
11. "the rich people don't need it".
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:03 PM
Jul 30

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

(4,196 posts)
14. All bullshit distraction
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:13 PM
Jul 30

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

Mike Nelson

(10,760 posts)
15. Harris voters are...
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:13 PM
Jul 30

... 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

(1,605 posts)
17. So...socialism?
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:18 PM
Jul 30

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

(38,572 posts)
19. Joe Biden would send rebate checks to *everybody* if checks were to go out.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:24 PM
Jul 30

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

EdmondDantes_

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

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

(7,484 posts)
34. He explicitly said it would not go to Biden voters.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:25 PM
Jul 30
“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_

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

"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

(53,158 posts)
24. I think he is presuming that income is a proxy for voters
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 09:25 PM
Jul 30

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

(1,576 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
Jul 30

Liberal In Texas

(15,638 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
Jul 30

will still think a check will be coming their way.

B.See

(6,761 posts)
29. Right. After increasing the
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 09:49 PM
Jul 30

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.

BlueSpot

(1,197 posts)
37. Ah, there it is
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 11:24 PM
Jul 30

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.

Response to Eugene (Original post)

Bayard

(27,120 posts)
40. Cuckoo for Coco Puffs
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 12:10 AM
Jul 31

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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