Jessica Tarlov, the leftist voice on Fox News’s “The Five”, has an interesting take on handing taxpayer money back to taxpayers.
President Donald Trump has recently promised Americans $5,000 “dividends,” an idea that some find controversial. While supporters argue that returning taxpayer money would help stimulate the economy, critics argue that the president is “bribing” voters ahead of elections.
Tarlov finds herself in the latter camp:
Remember when the GOP platform was mass deportations, no endless wars, release the Epstein files? Now it’s “here’s $5000 to be my friend.” Trump himself all but admitted it’s an enticement. When a man tries that hard to buy your affection, that’s not a dividend, that’s a bribe.… pic.twitter.com/5SQNRsRxJY
— Jessica Tarlov (@JessicaTarlov) September 14, 2026
“Remember when the GOP platform was mass deportations, no endless wars, release the Epstein files? Now it’s ‘here’s $5000 to be my friend.’ Trump himself all but admitted it’s an enticement. When a man tries that hard to buy your affection, that’s not a dividend, that’s a bribe. And it will outlive every banana hammock clip from this convention,” she wrote on X.
While this is definitely food for thought, X users reminded Tarlov that she belongs on the side of the political aisle that campaigns on making everything “free,” from housing to education to childcare, so she really isn’t the best person to make this argument.
Look:
You call it a bribe but I call it brilliant! You guys have been buying votes for years, even going so far as to sell out the country for future votes with ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS! Trump as he always does beat you like a rented mule at your own game so stop your phony whiny bullshit!
— stop the bs (@Libphonies) September 15, 2026
Libtards: Trump is trying to bribe people with $5000
Also libtards: Give illegals everything! Medicare for all! Forgive college debt!! Abolish law and order!! Mother have the right to murder their children!!
What the fuck are we talking about!?
— SolRay82 (@SolRay82) September 15, 2026
Your side taught us well…free healthcare, free college, free daycare, free phone, etc.
— NotAshamed84 (@GaRade128) September 14, 2026
Jessica, democrats promise free housing, free food, free healthcare, free childcare, free education…..false bribes.
— TweetyBird (@RobinMoLane) September 14, 2026
There is a big difference between giving tax payers back some of their own money and offering non tax payers free stuff paid for by the actual taxpayers.
— Kathleen Kim (@KathleenKi71472) September 14, 2026
I remember when the Democrats were trying to give me french fries to get a shot I remember when you were gonna pay for college I remember housing and groceries come on Jessica you’re not that stupid
— Ronald (@Ronthehammer) September 14, 2026
