Catherine Rampell on Government Spending

Statements and actions by Catherine Rampell on this topic.

Public disputes concerning public expenditure, fiscal commitments, payments, budgets, and the use of taxpayer funds.

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Statement history

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 10, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: September 10, 2026

1 published statement. Dates: September 10, 2026

Condemned

1 published statement. Dates: September 10, 2026

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 10, 2026

Catherine Rampell

Role at the time: Economics journalist commenting on her own X account

September 10, 2026Condemned

Responding to

Trump’s $5,000 election pledge: policy dividend or vote-buying?

"no checks have been issued"

Why we used this label

The post presents a negative assessment of the pledge's credibility, not a legal conclusion about vote-buying.

Catherine Rampell compares Trump's election pledge with previous promised checks (opens in a new tab)

- Catherine Rampell

Original post or statement body

Rampell lists Trump's proposed DOGE, tariff, health-subsidy, and election-contingent checks, then questions the credibility of the latest promise. Her comparison and payment-history claim are attributed to her; this record does not independently audit each prior proposal.

Our account of this statement has been corrected. 1 correction

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