Trump's Bread and Circus Bribe: A Desperate Gamble in a Losing Hand President Donald Trump has proposed $5,000 direct payments to each American adult if his party wins the midterm elections, a move critics have dubbed a "bread and circus bribe.
" This promise is less a policy proposal than a cynical attempt to distract from the Republican Party's fundamental problems.
Trump's strategy of relying on emotional appeals and empty promises to rally his base has been consistent throughout his presidency.