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US President Donald Trump promised payments to retirees ahead of the midterm elections, which critics warn would worsen the deficit, stoke inflation and amount to bribery. The spending proposal — which comes after he pledged to pay all adult Americans $5,000 if the Republicans triumph — comes alongside Trump’s use of taxpayers’ money for television ads that praise his presidency, amid plummeting approval ratings over costs of living and the Iran war. Though the former has dominated campaigning thus far, White House officials are increasingly worried about the latter: “I think that’s a real possibility that [Tehran] may want to inflict some pain on the president before the midterms,” one Trump administration official told Semafor.
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